At today's Round Table, Riya Mehta, a high school senior from NJ, and Olivia Becker, a high school junior from NY, continue our exploration of the role of media in our lives and political landscape through a fascinating conversation with Peter Loge, Director of the Project on Ethics in Political Communication and Associate Professor in the School of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washington University. Tune in to explore the role of media and government—and OUR roles as consumers and citizens, the limits of freedom of speech, how to get beyond echo chambers, the role of facts and fact checking, the power of exclusion, truth, and context, the level of humility democracy requires, the excessive presentation that politics and advocacy stir up, the role of parties, and opportunities (or lack thereof) for third party candidate. Extra credit for anyone who knows how many people are currently running for President...
