News, Nonsense, and TikTok
Feeling overwhelmed trying to find a reliable news source? This week on Poll Hub, Marist's own Kevin Lerner helps us break down how to spot misinformation and find credible news sources. Next, we are joined by TikTok influencer Maddie Schrader to find out what a successful TikTok star thinks of the government's move to either force the sale of TikTok or ban it entirely. You've got mail. No, not the paper kind. This week's Lee-less fun fact goes back to a time when AOL mail was THE thing.
Poll Hub · M00bie, Kevin Lerner, Jay DeDapper, Mary Griffith, Delaney Hayes, Hunter Petro
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (cdn.simplecast.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
We're asking a crucial question: Is it news or nonsense? With more people getting their news from social media platforms and AI-produced visuals flooding the zone, there is a lot of room for misinformation. This week, we bring Marist Journalism professor Kevin Lerner back on the show to help us break down how to spot misinformation and find credible news sources.
Then, tens of millions of Americans use this platform for entertainment and endless scrolling, but, for some, it's a full-time job. The U.S. government is pushing the Chinese-run company to sell TikTok or face a ban in the United States, but what does this mean for everyday Americans? We are joined by TikTok influencer Maddie (m00bie) Schrader to discuss the ban President Biden signed into law and its implications for both users and influencers.
We finish with a Lee-less fun fact. Can we even do that? It's about something so ubiquitous that we barely think about it, even though most of us had never heard of it 30 years ago.