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“Without that commonly accepted understanding of basic truths, basic facts on which we base our government’s decisions, how do we maintain and then sustain a viable, functioning democracy?” Kalb asked. After more than five years of basic truth and facts seemingly up for grabs, Kalb wanted his guests to explore how the news media can help sustain democracy when a large portion of the electorate no longer believes it.
“Our democracy is in trouble,” said Judy Woodruff, the anchor and managing editor of PBS NewsHour. “It’s not just disagreement. It’s a view that the other side is not just wrong, but they are basing their opinion on something that is false, not based on any sort of fundamental facts. That has led us down this perilous path where we have people saying vaccinations aren’t safe, where people are denying the results of the election in 2020.”
Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson said the present situation is not just a left-right divide. “So many people get their information that is wrong – and dangerous,” he said. Many people in Mississippi have taken dangerous doses of a veterinary de-worming drug to try to cure themselves of Covid 19, he said. He noted that rather than get their information from a professional news source, they are getting it from people they believe on social media, such as Facebook.
“Anybody can access potentially thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions of people,” said former ABC Nightline anchor Ted Koppel. “And the tragedy is that that those who put out the most outrageous information are likely to get the greatest number of clicks.” There have been times in the nation’s history when bad journalism took root, he said, “but we’ve never had an era before when anybody, and particularly those with malicious intent, can reach an audience of millions of people.” It began, he said, in 1988 with the end of the Fairness Doctrine that required broadcasters with federal…
Koppel noted that last month at a gathering in South Dakota for an election fraud symposium hosted by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, a speaker told a CNN reporter: “The CNNs of the world, you guys, need to start reporting this and stop fact checking it." “That’s just absolutely wrong,” Koppel said. “Fact-checking has to be the basis – the starting point for what we do.” Too many news outlets of all stripes have strayed from factual reporting, allowing opinion to seep into their reportage as they respond to what they are seeing on social media. “We need to go back to the fundamental things we were…
Kalb Report explores getting back to basic truths in journalism
In the 27th season opener of The Kalb Report, moderator Marvin Kalb asked his guests to explore where the nation stands in discerning what is truth, and whether the proliferation of falsehoods on social media is undermining democracy.
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WHO: NGA Chairman and Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson WHAT: Event to introduce 2021-22 NGA Chairman’s Initiative, K-12 Computer Science Education WHEN: Friday, Oct. 1 at 1 p.m. WHERE: Ballroom of The National Press Club, 529 14th St NW, 13th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20045 Gov. Hutchinson will be available for questions from credentialed reporters after the event. Per National Press Club policy, attendees must have a COVID-19 vaccination card on their phone or recent negative COVID-19 test to enter the club. For more information about health and safety at the club, or to upload your…
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