To read Twitter or listen to some people these days, you would think that the concept of “fake news” is something fresh to our generation. Yet, even Thomas Jefferson, the Founding Father who famously said he would prefer newspapers without government to the opposite, once called them a “polluted vehicle,” and wrote to a colleague Read More …
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Two interviews and a look at real news
The notion of objective, truth-seeking journalism is a hotly debated topic these days, often under the umbrella of the term “fake news.” If you want a vivid examination of the issue, consider two separate interviews on the Trump-Putin press conference in Helsinki — both, interestingly, from Fox News. One is real news; one is not. Read More …
Two interviews and a look at real news
The notion of objective, truth-seeking journalism is a hotly debated topic these days, often under the umbrella of the term “fake news.” If you want a vivid examination of the issue, consider two separate interviews on the Trump-Putin press conference in Helsinki — both, interestingly, from Fox News. One is real news; one is not. Read More …
Information, misinformation and a viral G-7 photograph
The job of news and copy editors at a traditional newspaper today is fraught with more hand wringing and fear of second guessing than I can recall in more than 40 years in the profession. As they work to select pictures, edit stories, write headlines and organize the presentation of all this material, editors are Read More …
‘Fake news’ and the link between skepticism, trust
Speaking with “Fresh Air” radio host Terry Gross a couple of weeks ago, British singer/songwriter Billy Bragg said something that resonates with me as I listen Wednesday to an expert on “news literacy.” More on that in a moment. News literacy. The concept is more likely to get your attention via the currently popular term Read More …