JOURN 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Nellie Bly, Upton Sinclair
18 Mar 2018
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Why is trump upset at the press: leaks to the press that led to the resignation of michael flynn because of his relationship with. Russia: talked to russia before trump came to of ce, coverage of low poll numbers, coverage and criticism of travel ban. Are we post-truth now: truth doesn"t matter anymore, there will be more important things than truth. Speaking truth to power: clearly what nellie bly, ida b. The fracture of a common reality: much bigger than donald trump, cold war consensus, common conception of existential threat (soviet union, broad acceptance of social provision. Political strategy: working the refs , press is the referee. Want to manipulate them: you always want the refs to be wondering: are we maybe being too hard on these guys, and you want to tell the public: don"t listen to the press; they are biased.
