News, “Fake News,” and Democracy in America

Past event
Nov 7, 2018, 7 to 8:30 PM

"Fake news" has now entered America's lexicon and political life. How is the explosion of misinformation changing the nation? How can journalists fight back? Mark Potok, former editor of the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Report, considers the role of a serious free press in a post-industrial democracy. Part of the First Wednesdays series. A Vermont Humanities Council program.

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