Channel: The Atlantic

Category: News & Politics

Tags: politicslauren williamsmeg kellyjonah goldbergmisinformationthe dispatch jonah goldbergdisinfo2022national newsdeepfake videosdeep fakesdemocracydavid axelroddemocratizationellen cushingpolitical polarizationatlanticlivejonah dispatchuniversity of chicago eventdisinformation and the erosion of democracyben smithbrian stetleratlantic event

Description: Ben Smith of Semafor, Jonah Goldberg of The Dispatch, Lauren Williams of Capital B, CNN’s Brian Stelter, and others discuss political polarization, the power of mis- and disinformation, and the reach of algorithms. Presented by The Atlantic and the University of Chicago Institute of Politics as the second day of a conference on disinformation and the erosion of democracy. Day one’s conversations: youtube.com/watch?v=guO3_7pn7FI Jump to: 2:46 - Welcome by Jeffrey Goldberg 7:53 - Politics as Usual or an Insidious Attack on Our Democracy? 1:02:15 - What Happens When We Can’t Tell What’s Real? 2:01:04 - How Powerful Are Algorithms Really? 2:53:06 - How Media Platforms Shape Consumer Realities 4:44:32 - How Conspiracy Theories Capture the Mind