In recent times, we can see how misinformation spread farther and farther. It begs the question, has journalism changed? Raney Aronson-Rath talks about how journalism is changing. She talks about how "If money and criminality know no boundaries, then why should journalism". She continues to discuss how journalism is changing and how journalists can use the technology we have today to combat the censoring and fake news by giving the truth to those who need it most. She continues to talk about how tech companies should start holding themselves accountable for what is displayed on their sites. She also offers solutions like fighting tech with tech and how groups of people are starting to recognize this. Like the Facebook whistleblower and how there are now groups of people sifting through news, figuring out which is real and which is fake. She ends it off with talking about how this year, journalists must come together and work collaboratively to maintain truth.
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