Teri Kanefield

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Teri Kanefield is an American attorney, award-winning author, [1] [2] and social media commentator on legal matters of public interest. A graduate of the University of California Berkeley School of Law, she specialized for twelve years in representing indigent clients on appeal from adverse rulings (a focus she often brings to her legal commentary). [3] She passed the California bar in 2003. [4] Her legal analyses have appeared in The Washington Post , [5] NBC News , [6] CNN, [7] and other major media outlets. [8]

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Kanefield has written fiction and nonfiction children's books. [2] The Girl from the Tar Paper School: Barbara Rose Johns and the Advent of the Civil Rights Movement (2014) [9] won the Jane Addams Children's Book Award [10] and Orbis Pictus Award [11] in 2015. Other awards include the Sydney Taylor Book Award (Notable) for Rivka's Way [12] in 2001 [13] and the Grateful American Foundation (Honorable Mention) [14] for Andrew Jackson [15] which is part of her six book series The Making of America. [16] Kanefield's most recent book is A Firehose of Falsehood: The Story of Disinformation (2024), [17] named after the firehose of falsehood propaganda technique autocratic politicians use overwhelm and confuse their citizens and thus gain and retain power. The book reviews the history and tactics of this method of spreading disinformation.

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, [18] as of 2023 she resides in San Luis Obispo, California. [19]

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References

  1. ↑ "Strengthening Our Democracy: Teri Kanefield on How to Keep Democracy Alive". The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. March 27, 2019. Archived from the original on November 12, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Teri Kanefield". OverDrive. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  3. ↑ "Teri Kanefield". Slate Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  4. ↑ "Teri Ann Kanefield Profile | Sacramento, CA Lawyer | Martindale.com". www.martindale.com.
  5. ↑ "Perspectives by Teri Kanefield". The Washington Post . Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  6. ↑ "Teri Kanefield analyses in THINK: Opinion, Analysis, Essays". NBC News . Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  7. ↑ Kanefield, Teri (May 21, 2019). "Romney's astonishing nonsense about Amash and Mueller". CNN. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Publications". terikanefield.com. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  9. ↑ Kanefield, Teri (2014). The Girl from the Tar Paper School: Barbara Rose Johns and the Advent of the Civil Rights Movement. Abrams. ISBN   9781613125175.
  10. ↑ "Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2024". Jane Addams Children's Book Award . 26 August 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  11. ↑ "NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Past Winners 2015-Present" (PDF). National Council of Teachers of English . Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  12. ↑ Kanefield, Teri (2001). Rivka's Way. Front Street/Cricket Books. ISBN   9780812628708.
  13. ↑ "Sydney Taylor Book Award All Past Winners". Association of Jewish Libraries . Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  14. ↑ "2018 Grateful American Book Prize Winner Announced". Grateful American® Foundation. September 20, 2018. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  15. ↑ Kanefield, Teri (2018). The Making of America: Andrew Jackson. Abrams. ISBN   9781683352952.
  16. ↑ Teri Kanefield. "The Making of America (6 book series)". Amazon . Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  17. ↑ Kanefield, Teri (February 13, 2024). A Firehose of Falsehood: The Story of Disinformation. Illustrated by Pat Dorian. First Second Books. ISBN   9781250790439.
  18. ↑ "More About Me".
  19. ↑ "Teri Kanefield". www.lawyer.com.

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