Is that a fact?

The News Literacy Project

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Is that a fact?

Episodes (20)

Sep 7, 2023 Friend or foe: The rise of the social media influencer
Aug 17, 2023 The lure of health and wellness misinformation
Jul 20, 2023 Beyond hot takes: Reporting on a warming planet

Is that a fact?

Sep 7, 2023
33 minutes
23 MB

In today’s episode we speak with Emily Hund, author of The Influencer Industry: The Quest for Authenticity on Social Media, about the evolution of social media influencers and how disparate events like rapid advances in technology and the decline of traditional news outlets have boosted their prevalence and impact since their emergence during the Great Recession. These authentic-seeming people whose lives unfold online provide advice many social media users have come to follow as closely as they would that of a trusted friend. And yet, many of them aren't credentialed or especially qualified to provide even th...

Is that a fact?

Friend or foe: The rise of the social media influencer

The News Literacy Project

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