Deep Dive: Trust, Media, and American Democracy
It’s never been harder to be a consumer of news — it is now an aerobic activity.
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Readers, viewers, and subscribers want and need accurate news and information, but as we attempt to navigate among publishers and platforms and networks, who is ultimately responsible for telling us the truth? Who should be held accountable for information that is inaccurate, intentionally misleading, or straight-up fake? And what can media and information organizations do to win back our trust? As we consider the roles and responsibilities of social media platforms, of government, and of individual citizens, we must also ask if Americans can protect the integrity of their democratic system and still preserve fundamental rights of free speech and a free press.
Speakers
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David FolkenflikMedia Correspondent, NPR -
Charles SykesEditor of The Bulwark -
Matt ThompsonExecutive Editor, TheAtlantic.com, The Atlantic -
Paula KergerCEO of PBS -
Meredith ArtleySenior Vice President and Editor in Chief, CNN Digital Worldwide -
Nuala O'ConnorPresident and CEO, Center for Democracy and Technology -
Michael StewartGlobal Vice Chairman, Edelman -
Charlie FirestoneExecutive Director of The Aspen Institute’s Communications and Societ...
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