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A Crisis of Trust with Richard Edelman, Emily Chang, and Helena Maus on 4B with Margit

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How to Rebuild Trust in a World in Which Social Networks Are the Primary Means Through Which We Gain Access to News

We used to have what you could call vertical trust in the elites in media. But now, as a result of social networks, we have a horizontal in being fed and learning through new stories via our own circles. What seems credible to us is what our friends recommend rather than what experts amcurate for us. And so how do you rebuild trust in a world in which social networks are the primary means through which we gain access to news?

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