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Media & Democracy 09.5.2018

“Fake” News Isn’t Only Issue Facing Media and Our Democracy

So-called "fake" news isn't the only issue people should be concerned about with respect to the media. Even real news has an "infotainment" quality that lends itself to a herd mentality and the corporate mergers that consolidate decision-making in distant corporate HQ that care more about profit and dividends than covering city hall or the school board.

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09.4.2018

Democracy Download: Week of September 4, 2018

Democracy Download is an every-other-weekly round-up of democracy-related events from across the ideological spectrum.

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