The Big Threat: Brave New World

Against the backdrop of the devastating LA fires, with a new President in the White House and as Meta announces its retreat from fact checking, Bryce visits San Francisco where public broadcaster KQED is mounting a rearguard action to fight fake news, and meets with Stanford University’s Professor Sam Wineburg - an academic sounding the alarm on a looming global disinformation crisis. Links: Sam Wineburg’s book, Verified Professor Sam Wineburg: Stanford KQED Youth Media Challenge Corporation for Public Broadcasting - US Articles: Sam Wineburg’s USA Today op-ed KQED faces budget cuts: $8m  Cuts threaten public broadcasting in the US Australian Government: Social media ban for under 16s Want more News Club in your life? We've got you... ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to our News Club newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch all our interviews ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Youtube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@The Squiz ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Host: Bryce Corbett Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton