KCL Politics Society Podcast

How to engage with the media: Truth-seeking in journalism and the rise of fake news


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In the inaugural episode of PolitiSphere, Erik talks to Benjamin Evans, deputy editor-in-chief of Roar News, about the fundamentals of journalism, how to report accurately and efficiently, and what the consequences are if the truth is not achieved.


Recommended reading to explore:

  • Ward, Stephen J. A. “‘Digital Reliance’: Public Confidence in Media in a Digital Era.” Georgetown Journal of International Affairs 18, no. 3 (2017): 3–10. http://www.jstor.org/stable/26395918.
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zwcgn9q.
  • Schulman, Roy, and David Siman-Tov. “From Biological Weapons to Miracle Drugs: Fake News about the Coronavirus Pandemic.” Institute for National Security Studies, 2020. http://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep23529.
  • Schudson, Michael. “Reluctant Stewards: Journalism in a Democratic Society.” Daedalus 142, no. 2 (2013): 159–76. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43297240.
  • Young, Mary Lynn, and Candis Callison. “Data Journalism: In Whose Interests?” In The Data Journalism Handbook: Towards A Critical Data Practice, edited by Liliana Bounegru and Jonathan Gray, 379–87. Amsterdam University Press, 2021. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1qr6smr.54.


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