Social Media and Politics cover image

Data Journalism to Report Social Media and Politics, with Aleszu Bajak

Social Media and Politics

00:00

How Critical Race Theory Was Reported in the News

CNN's John Sutter has been tracking how critical race theory was reported in the news. He says he and his colleagues wanted to find out how it became a talking point for conservative circles, then spread into mainstream media. The team collected data that might help them answer that question from both a temporal and a data perspective. "We saw it changing from kind of a backlash to woke culture through to federal employee training"

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app