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Politics, trust & the media in the age of misinformation
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Politics, trust & the media in the age of misinformation

Ahead of the 2024 US presidential election, GZERO World takes a hard look at the media’s impact on politics and democracy itself. In 1964, philosopher Marshall McLuhan coined the phrase, “the media is the message.” He meant that the way content is delivered can be more powerful than the content itself.

Photograph of Marshall McLuhan with the logo of GZERO World with Ian Bremmer: the podcast
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Podcast: The past, present and future of political media

Listen: Trust in journalism is rapidly eroding. At the same time, partisanship is skyrocketing. Ahead of the 2024 US election, the GZERO World Podcast takes a look at the media’s role in politics and democracy itself. What lessons has the press learned since 2020 and how will the first election in the age of generative AI play out? Donald Trump’s presidency and role in contesting the 2020 election was a unique challenge for journalists. How do you reliably cover the US president and leader of the free world while he regularly repeats misinformation? And how to you challenge a politician whose entire brand is premised on the idea he’s being attacked by the press?

Election officials display a ballot paper while sorting and counting votes after polls close at a polling station during Zambia's general elections.
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