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"Accuracy is not a priority in our society"

The Scoot Show with Scoot
The Scoot Show with Scoot
Episode • Jan 14 • 22m
The experience of getting relevant breaking news on social media during emergencies has gone from bad to worse. Traditional media outlets have been cut to the bone, and what's left over is going to make disasters harder to manage - and deadlier. Matt Pearce, a journalist in Los Angeles who writes on Substack at mattdpearce.substack.com, joins Ian Hoch to discuss the dangers of getting "news" from social media, especially during a disaster or emergency event.

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