Dangers of Deception in ‘Newstainment’ and Politics

Tucker Carlson recently said in an interview that he lies. That admittance didn’t seem to bother him much as he moved on to discussing another topic.

Carlson has been granted a voice, authority to speak his mind, connect with millions of devoted viewers and listeners and hold the power of persuasion.

Is this combination potentially harmful and if so, why?

Subramaniam Vincent is Director of the Media and Journalism Ethics program at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University.

As you might imagine, he shakes his head at what he sees. He converses in depth about the problems that lying, deception and creating scapegoats in ‘newstainment,’ social media and politics creates, how it affects society and what partial remedy might prove beneficial.