Media historian and UMaine Communications & Journalism Professor Michael Socolow talks about the state of journalism, takes a deep dive with host Ben Sprague into the world of social media algorithms, and talks Maine politics including the rise of LePage and the troubles of the Maine Dems.  

To learn more about Michael Socolow or to read his work, visit: https://cmj.umaine.edu/faculty/michael-j-socolow/ or http://www.umit.maine.edu/~michael.socolow/.  Find him on Twitter @michaelsocolow.

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