December 25, 2024

Part One: Matthew Ingram, chief digital writer at the Columbia Journalism Review joins us to talk about his recent piece, “Facebook Touches the Third Rail by Discussing Accreditation of Journalists.” Real news, fake news – who decides? Do people even understand what a journalist is anymore?

Part Two: John Nichols from The Nation joins us to talk about Governor Scott Walker in Wisconsin and his latest bid to ensure that vacant legislative seats can remain empty for a year. This is a whole new level of voter suppression – not even having an election.