@article{1460040, recid = {1460040}, author = {Great Courses, The, and Victor, Jennifer,}, title = {Understanding the US Government., Episode 20,: Politics and the Media.}, pages = {1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes):}, note = {Title from title frames.}, abstract = {To better understand the complex relationship between media, politics, and government, investigate public trust and distrust of journalism, and the ideological positions of news sources themselves. Note how social media can exacerbate political polarization. Finally, grasp the ways in which the political environment is ripe for conspiracy theories and misinformation, and how we can best respond.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1460040}, }