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Scheduled Appearances

Big Social and the Age of Disinformation

Crosscut Festival 2021
Fri May 7, 2021 | 3:00pm

False information has become a feature of social media. Can anything be done to change it?

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White woman with dark hair in a bob style wearing a striped blue and black shirt under a black blazer standing in front of a wall with broad brush-type strokes of blue, black and brownish purple
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Featuring: Cecilia Kang, Jillian C. York, Andrew Marantz

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About the Festival

The Cascade PBS Ideas Festival brings together journalists, newsmakers, and innovators from around the country to talk about the issues that are animating our cultural conversations. The festival includes live recordings of television and podcasts from The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Vox, Slate, Pushkin, NPR and PBS; as well as community meetups, meet-and-greets, food trucks, DJs, and more.

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