Summary: Chuck Morse, author and host of "left-Right Radio with Chuck Morse" is joined by Dan Kennedy, author of "The Return of the Moguls" and Melissa Zimdars, Assistant Professor of Communication at Merrimack College in a conversation about whether the mainstream media has become a part of the growing phenomena of fake news. Dan Kennedy is an associate professor of journalism at Northeastern University in Boston and a nationally known media commentator who writes for WGBHNews.org, the Nieman Journalism Lab and other publications and websites. He is a regular panelist on "Beat the Press," an award-winning weekly media roundtable on WGBH-TV (Channel 2). Kennedy is the author of three books. Dan's website: www.dankennedy.net. Dr. Zimdars is a critical media studies scholar who analyzes the influences, overlaps, and connections between television programs, media industries, communication policies, audiences, and culture. When she’s not researching and teaching, Dr. Zimdars uses her textual and discourse analysis skills to work on OpenSources.co, a project that navigates fake and otherwise misleading “news” websites.
