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John Herrman
FROM John Herrman
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
What political coverage looks like on Facebook A few independent citizens around the country have been running huge hyper-partisan media machines from their garages and home offices in the form of memes that are taking over Facebook feeds on the left and right. These memes are being shared and viewed millions of times every day. What does this say about how people are getting political news?
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