Despite the real-world harms caused by misinformation and the podcast medium’s growing reach and influence, the role of podcasting in shaping political conversations has been relatively unexplored. Valerie Wirtschafter presents a new dashboard that aggregates political podcast episode data into a single, easy-to-use format and provides an overarching look at the medium in near-real time.
“No other episode in modern history involves such a pronounced and widespread shift in working arrangements in such a compressed time frame.” Writing for the fall 2022 edition of the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Cevat Giray Aksoy and co-authors discuss the large and lasting shift to working from home and the policy ramifications of this development.
One of the overlooked ingredients of democracy is a vibrant civil society with a knowledge sector that is free of political interference and the ability to train students in independent analysis and critical thinking. Darrell West discusses threats against this free flow of information and what it means for the strength of U.S. democracy.
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