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Audrey Carville and guests debate the week's religious and ethical news.

Audrey Carville and guests debate the week's religious and ethical news and explore the world of culture and ideas.

Sunday Sequence: Is truth on life support in the world of modern media?

26/05/2024

Is truth on life support in the world of modern media?

BBC Radio Ulster - Sunday Sequence, Is truth on life support in the world of modern media?

Has social media democratised or distorted truth in news and current affairs?

Has social media democratised news, creating a new plurality of reporting and opinion? Or has objectivity been replaced by a toxic digital fog ranging from rumour to lies?

Journalism used to be regarded as the foundation of a civilised society and an essential part of the democratic process. 
But in the age of social media, has news journalism been democratised, creating a new plurality of reporting and opinion? Are we witnessing the healthy overturning of a system run by a metropolitan elite for far too long? Or are the moral rules of journalism dying and expectations of objectivity and fairness being replaced by a toxic digital fog of instant comment, rumour, cynicism and outright lies?
Is this a danger to democracy or just entertaining political theatre? Is it pluralism or anarchy?
Presenter Audrey Carville in conversation with Dr Orna Young of FactCheckNI, journalist and film maker Trevor Birney and Mark Little, former RTÉ Washington correspondent and founder of the social media newswire Storyful

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