Heidi Beedle on Media Literacy and Conspiracies

In the second installment of the new EFR video series Learning How to Learn, Colorado journalist and podcaster Heidi Beedle joins this writer to discuss hurdles that often stand between media consumers and the truth. We also talk about dubious ways unfounded conspiracies gain traction, solutions to the challenges, and lots more. Learning How to Learn, Episode 2: Heidi Beedle launches Tuesday, March 4, at 1pm EST.

Heidi Beedle

Heidi Beedle's coverage revolves around local government and politics, with a strong emphasis on legal policy regulation, as published at the Colorado Times Recorder and Pikes Peak Bulletin. Heidi focuses on such issues as immigration reform, hate crimes reporting, abortion rights legislation, and LGBTQ+ rights. Heidi earned a Bachelor's in English from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and additionally covers nuclear disasters, cattle mutilations and UFO culture, and a wide variety of social movements. Connect with Heidi on BlueSky.

Learning How to Learn is a collection of videos consisting of discussions on sorting fact from fiction and effectively obtaining quality information on the issues that matter to us most. Find the growing collection freely available on YouTube and at Patreon.