In this episode Michelle Ainsworth explores the impact of rising polarisation in the media and the political landscape, and the impact that’s having on trust in democracy.
She talks to senior journalists, academics who teach journalism and others who are experts in information integrity.
This episode includes interviews with:
Dr Jan Voelkel, “Strengthening Democracy Challenge” Polarization and Change Lab, Standford University
Professor Amy E. Lehrman, Director of the Possibility Lab, UC Berkeley
Agustina Callegari, Global Coalition for Digital Safety, World Economic Forum
Associate Professor Clare Wardle, Department of Communication, Cornell University and co-founder of First Draft
Tina Rosenberg, journalist and co-founder Solutions Journalism Network
Professor Sue Robinson, Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jay Rosen, Journalism Professor, New York University and author of “The Citizens Agenda”
Kelly McBride, Senior Vice President Poynter Institute and NPR’s Public Editor
Laura Manley, Executive Director Shorenstein Centre on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard University
Tom Rogers, former Australian Electoral Commissioner
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