181: Fit to Print?: A History of Fake News
As we approach the midterm elections, concerns about fake news -
widely circulated news stories that are inaccurate, misleading, or
completely made-up – continue to dominate the headlines. The
topics, targets, and sources of this content continues to expa
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BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities.
Each week we take a topic that people are t...
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As we approach the midterm elections, concerns about fake news -
widely circulated news stories that are inaccurate, misleading, or
completely made-up – continue to dominate the headlines. The
topics, targets, and sources of this content continues to expand,
while labelling stories as “fake news” has become a commonplace
tactic to blur the lines between fiction and reality. On this
episode, Nathan, Joanne and Ed will look at other times in history
when Americans had to be a bit more careful about what they
read.
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widely circulated news stories that are inaccurate, misleading, or
completely made-up – continue to dominate the headlines. The
topics, targets, and sources of this content continues to expand,
while labelling stories as “fake news” has become a commonplace
tactic to blur the lines between fiction and reality. On this
episode, Nathan, Joanne and Ed will look at other times in history
when Americans had to be a bit more careful about what they
read.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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