Fake News: An Origin Story

Fake News: An Origin Story

By Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Fake news may seem new, but in reality, it's as old as American journalism. This week, we look at a tension at the heart of news coverage: Should reporters think of the audience as consumers, or as citizens? Should the media give people what they want, or what they need?

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