Episode 3: What is the Information Cycle and Why Does It Matter?

We defined politics in the previous episode as being a series of negotiated relationships. Critical to those relationships is information, which is why an independent and diverse media is so crucial to the health of democratic system. However, the Internet has broken down a lot of barriers and filters, and now we’re all members of the media.  So we need to discuss how we, as citizens, engage in information and how that informs our politics. One of the big stories of the 2016 election was the role of misinformation and its effect on the outcome.  So today, i want to talk about how to find good information and how to use it in your political discussions, then I’ll supply you with a few resources.