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emailWednesday, October 10, 2012
Communication in a Post Truth Age of Politics
Some on the right claim that the mainstream media is
ideologically biased. This bias justifies ideological reporting on
outlets such as Fox News to "counterbalance" perceived liberal
bias. What emerges from this "balanced," if not fair, approach is a
public sphere in which no claim is taken by viewers as intended to
express truth only bias one way or another. When audiences don't
expect truth, they may not hold candidates responsible for
falsehoods. In the current presidential campaigns, numerous false
assertions have been made with little political cost. In most
philosophical and common sense understandings of communication,
listeners trust speakers to be intending to speak the truth. This
talk will consider how communication in the public sphere functions
when truthfulness and trust have broken down.
- Location:Wiener Auditorium, Ground Floor, Taubman Building, HKS
- Date:Wednesday, October 10, 2012
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Time:4:30 PM
