{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5c17be52dd8edbe57a32cb08/5f4fdfa1b82d904a95298f6a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Journalism today is about 'personalities and memes rather than substance' ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5c17be52dd8edbe57a32cb08/1599078436583-d44ada5a67ac69d096a7209d77d8d947.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Alessandra Bocchi is an Italian journalist well-known for her freelance reporting all over the world. She believes the mainstream media is driven by ideology rather than a desire for truth. It’s “hard to find a nuanced and informed view” on current events, she says. Journalism today is “all about personalities and memes rather than substance.” It’s more concerned with “catering to [the progressive elite] as opposed to reporting the truth…they’ve lost their integrity and credibility in many respects.”</p>","author_name":"Jonathan Van Maren"}