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Media vs Fakers & Haters In the Post-Fact Era

Mar 11, 2017

12:30pm – 1:30pm CT

In late 2016 cycle, fake election news posts on Facebook proved more engaging than those from recognized, trusted sources. Social media anonymity fed a bilious swamp of hate, anger and offensiveness that traditional media never allowed. This cycle taught us that partisans now feel entitled not only to their own points of view but to their own facts. As digital distribution appears to be disrupting traditions of civic discourse, what is the fix? Is this Facebook’s and Twitter’s problem or major media’s? Do we throw algorithms, tech or editors at this? And if so, who determines “quality” and trustworthiness when readers seem to distrust all media?

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photo of Julia Beizer
Julia Beizer

The Huffington Post

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photo of Tom Januszewski
Tom Januszewski

The Associated Press

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Jim Rutenberg

The New York Times

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