Veteran journalists, experts discuss media’s role in democracy, misinformation, public trust at Westport Public Library Panel

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Veteran journalists, experts discuss media’s role in democracy, misinformation, public trust at Westport Public Library Panel

As the Palisades fire scorched through California leaving devastation in its wake, thousands of homes and lives were destroyed. Yet, before the smoke could settle, the media had already framed the tragedies to cover them through a political lens. Headlines like “Dems blame LA fire on ‘climate change’ despite city cutting fire department budget” from...