"Is the Mainstream Media Failing America?", Apr. 17 (W) at 3:30pm

[Daniel Lake]

*The Institute for Ethics in Public Life* *presents** "Is the Mainstream
Media Failing America?" a hybrid forum at 3:30pm on Wednesday, April 17.
Please join us at the Institute office (Hawkins 233) or via Zoom (see
below) for this discussion. *

With Professor Emeritus of Public Relations (and Director Emeritus of the
Institute) Jonathan Slater.

Mainstream media organizations (MSM) are increasingly being criticized for
their coverage of American politics. Issues raised include focusing on the
"horse-race" dynamic rather than the meaning of the election, a related
fixation on meaningless (and often misleading) polls, normalizing violent
and extreme rhetoric, failing to challenge disinformation and outright
lies, and uncritically accepting stories planted by political operatives.

In some ways, this problem is not new. Conservatives began attacking the
MSM as "biased" decades ago, though that was as much a political strategy
as a sincere critique. To some extent those attacks did help create the
current moment, since they conditioned MSM organizations to frame
everything in equivalencies even when the two sides are not equivalent. In
addition, the well-staffed and funded newsrooms that were able to conduct
serious investigative reporting and develop real expertise in politics and
political issues have been largely eliminated due to the search for profits.

This forum will examine the role being played by MSM in the current
election and consider whether or not it is failing to keep the American
electorate informed.

Daniel Lake is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Institute forum on the MSM and American politics
Time: Apr 17, 2024 03:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 927 8124 7327

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*Daniel Lake*

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Assoc. Prof.  and Chair of Political Science

Director, Institute for Ethics in Public Life

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