Kathleen Hall Jamieson

Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania.

Guest

Professor of communications at the University of Pennsylvania and author most recently of “Cyberwar: How Russian Hackers and Trolls Helped Elect a President”

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Does the news really have to be all that bad, or does our addiction to catastrophe drive outlets to deliver what sells? How might today’s media be fixed?

Is catastrophic news coverage fit for human consumption?

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The first debate of the 2020 presidential campaign was like no other. Forget Lincoln-Douglas, Kennedy-Nixon or Reagan-Carter.

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President Trump has denied Russian interference in the U.S. election. However, carefully gathered evidence shows that Russian hacking and social media made a difference.

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President Trump has denied Russian interference in the U.S. election. However, carefully gathered evidence shows that Russian hacking and social media made a difference.

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