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To the Point
To the Point

The year in (fake) news

Hosted by Warren Olney Dec. 22, 2016 National
News, politics and democracy in a post-truth world. It's an old problem that's worse than ever before. Guest host Barbara Bogaev explores what mainstream media, tech companies, and educators are doing to raise media literacy in a post-fact world.

News, politics and democracy in a post-truth world. It's an old problem that's worse than ever before. Guest host Barbara Bogaev explores what mainstream media, tech companies, and educators are doing to raise media literacy in a post-fact world.

From this Episode:

Egypt postpones UN resolution on settlements

The United Nations Security Council was set to vote today on a resolution condemning Israeli settlements on Palestinian territory on the West Bank. A controversial measure...

7 min

The way forward in a post-truth world

Fake news isn't new. It's about as old as news itself. What is new is the speed and potency of fake news in the age of social media, and the way in which it figured in this...

32 min

The research behind our horrible decision-making

In decision-making framing is everything, and author Michael Lewis can tell us why it is we humans are so bad at acting rationally.

11 min

Credits

Host:
Warren Olney

Producers:
Paul von Zielbauer, Gideon Brower, Evan George

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