{"id":886,"date":"2018-01-26T06:00:26","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T06:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paulgibbons.net\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=886"},"modified":"2018-05-03T03:50:14","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T03:50:14","slug":"fake-news-paul-levinson","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/paulgibbons.net\/oldsite\/podcast\/fake-news-paul-levinson\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake News &#8211; What It Is and What It Is Not with Paul Levinson"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Listen to the Full Episode:<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6182272\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/79cde5\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-830\" src=\"https:\/\/paulgibbons.net\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/TBTB-Podcast-Artwork-300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paulgibbons.net\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/TBTB-Podcast-Artwork-300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/paulgibbons.net\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/TBTB-Podcast-Artwork-300-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for joining me yet again for another thought-provoking episode of <em>THINK BIGGER, THINK BETTER &#8211; <\/em>today&#8217;s topic is &#8216;fake news&#8217;.\u00a0 \u00a0Today&#8217;s guest is Paul Levinson, PhD, \u2013 an expert on contemporary media, an expert on fake news, and serial author of science fiction books.<\/p>\n<p>To give you a little more background on Paul,\u00a0he is Professor of Communication &amp; Media Studies at Fordham University in NYC. His books include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/New-Media-2nd-Paul-Levinson\/dp\/0205865577\/?tag=paulgibb-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>New New<\/em> <em>Media<\/em><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/McLuhan-Social-Media-Paul-Levinson\/dp\/1561780502\/?tag=paulgibb-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>McLuhan in an Age of Social Media<\/em><\/a>. His stories and novels have been nominated for Hugo, Nebula, Sturgeon, Edgar, Prometheus, and Audie Awards. He appears on <em>CNN<\/em>, <em>MSNBC<\/em>, <em>Fox News<\/em>, the <em>Discovery Channel<\/em>, <em>National Geographic<\/em>, the <em>History Channel<\/em>, <em>NPR<\/em>, and numerous TV and radio programs.\u00a0 He reviews television in his InfiniteRegress.tv blog and was listed in <em>The Chronicle of Higher Education<\/em>&#8216;s &#8220;Top 10 Academic Twitterers&#8221; in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Paul explains to us what Fake News really is, how it affects our democracy, and what we as citizens can do about it. This is a very timely discussion for all of us to acknowledge\u00a0how our media has changed and whether or not it can be reformed.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been confused about how to spot Fake News and how seriously you should take its spread, listen in to today&#8217;s discussion!<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=paulgibb-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0374530718\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>What You\u2019ll Learn from this Episode:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>What Fake News is and what citizens can do about it?\u00a0 (See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/paulgibbons.net\/oldsite\/fake-news-three-kinds\/\">https:\/\/paulgibbons.net\/oldsite\/fake-news-three-kinds\/<\/a> for my definition.)<\/li>\n<li>Is there a difference between error and intentional deceit?<\/li>\n<li>Is CNN fake news?<\/li>\n<li>How we might\u00a0reform the media\/social media?<\/li>\n<li>The implications for free speech and the <span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">1st<\/span> Amendment.<\/li>\n<li>The relationship between fake news and authoritarian government.<\/li>\n<li>How does net neutrality affect our information space?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=paulgibb-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=081356123X\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>Featured on the Show:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fake-News-Real-Context-Levinson\/dp\/1561780545\/?tag=paulgibb-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Fake News in Real Contexts<\/em><\/a> by Paul Levinson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/New-Media-2nd-Paul-Levinson\/dp\/0205865577\/?tag=paulgibb-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>New New Media<\/em><\/a> by Paul Levinson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/McLuhan-Social-Media-Paul-Levinson\/dp\/1561780502\/?tag=paulgibb-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>McLuhan in an Age of Social Media<\/em><\/a> by Paul Levinson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/1984-George-Orwell\/dp\/0452284236\/?tag=paulgibb-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>1984<\/em><\/a> by George Orwell<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Escape-Freedom-Erich-Fromm\/dp\/0805031499\/?tag=paulgibb-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Escape from Freedom<\/em><\/a> by Erich Fromm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tyranny-Twenty-Lessons-Twentieth-Century\/dp\/0804190119\/?tag=paulgibb-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century<\/em><\/a> by\u00a0Timothy Snyder<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Once-Future-Liberal-Identity-Politics\/dp\/0062697439\/?tag=paulgibb-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Once and Future Liberal: After Identity Politics<\/em><\/a> by\u00a0Mark Lilla<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Age-Anger-History-Pankaj-Mishra\/dp\/0374274789\/?tag=paulgibb-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Age of Anger: A History of the Present<\/em><\/a> by\u00a0Pankaj Mishra<\/li>\n<li>TV Show: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt5753856\/?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dark<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li>TV Show: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt5249462\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Erased<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TV Show: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2707408\/?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Narcos<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TV Show:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2085059\/?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Black Mirror<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TV Show:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt5651844\/?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Travelers<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TV Show: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0475784\/?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Westworld<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Enjoy The Show?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t miss an episode, subscribe via <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/think-bigger-think-better\/id1324082896\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/think-bigger-think-better-science-philosophy-business-and?refid=stpr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stitcher<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/paulgibbons.libsyn.com\/rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RSS<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/think-bigger-think-better\/id1324082896\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leave us a review in iTunes<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Join the conversation by leaving a comment below!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/think-bigger-think-better\/id1324082896\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-811 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/paulgibbons.net\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Subscribe-with-iTunes-small.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"68\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/think-bigger-think-better-science-philosophy-business-and?refid=stpr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-812 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/paulgibbons.net\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Subscribe-with-Stitcher-small.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"68\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to the Full Episode: Thank you for joining me yet again for another thought-provoking episode of THINK BIGGER, THINK BETTER &#8211; 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