The Scourge of Fake News

We no longer seem to live in a time where empirically provable facts matter. People believe what they want to believe, based on what they hear in their philosophical bubbles. This puts journalists in a difficult spot and the implications for society at large are even worse. I’ll discuss all

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February 11, 2021 - 1:30 pm

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February 11, 2021 - 3:30 pm

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We no longer seem to live in a time where empirically provable facts matter. People believe what they want to believe, based on what they hear in their philosophical bubbles. This puts journalists in a difficult spot and the implications for society at large are even worse. I’ll discuss all of this from my perch as someone who’s been trying to convey empirically provable facts for 38 years.

Steve Paikin
TVO Anchor, “The Agenda with Steve Paikin”
Co-host, “The #onpoli Podcast”
Host, “TVO at 50 Podcast”
@spaikin

 

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