US Generations of Fake News w/ Nolan Higdon

Abby and Robbie Martin talk to Nolan Higdon, teacher of history and media studies and the author of two books, "The Anatomy of Fake News: A Critical News Education," and "United States of Distraction: Media Manipulation in Post-Truth America" about the American legacy of fake news and how we can become media literate in todays polarized post-truth era. WATCH // The United States of Distraction: Fighting the Fake News Invasion: https://youtu.be/fsgTYfU8ny4 Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon // www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio Patreon subscribers at the $5 tier get access to an exclusive bonus episode per month. FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

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Since 2010, siblings and journalists Abby Martin and Robbie Martin have been doing Media Roots Radio, a political podcast with a critical eye on US foreign policy, political partisanship and what people can do to fight back. Conversational, controversial, passionate and explicit, Media Roots stands apart from the majority of podcasts coming from a similar point of view. Listen to all previous episodes on soundcloud, itunes, spotify and stitcher. All $5 and up patrons get an exclusive bonus episode every month!