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Katharine Viner
How Technology Disrupted the Truth
The Guardian, 2016
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Reading the news has become an exercise in separating fact from fiction.
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Drawing from memorable headlines and watershed news stories, Guardian News and Media editor Katharine Viner delves deeply into the journalistic land mine of social media. At the heart of her discussion is a central question: “Does the truth matter anymore?” Digital technology allows unprecedented access to the stories of the day, but given a barrage of clickbait, friend feeds and news stories, how can people separate fact from fiction? Viner makes a persuasive argument for honoring traditional journalistic values at a time when the public may need it more than ever. getAbstract recommends this article to media and journalism professionals, as well as news consumers.
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About the Author
Katharine Viner became a Guardian writer in 2007 and is currently editor-in-chief of Guardian News and Media.
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