“The Post-Fact Era?” Democracy, Facts, and the News: A Conversation with Scholars and Journalists

February 22, 2017

The Humanities Council and the Ferris Seminars in Journalism presented the first in a series of panel discussions entitled “The Post-Fact Era?” on Tuesday, February 21.

This installment, co-sponsored by the University Center for Human Values, featured scholars and journalists in conversation: Deborah Amos, Middle East correspondent for National Public RadioStephen Macedo, Politics and Human Values; Keith Wailoo, History; Christy Wampole, French and Italian; and Joe Stephens, special projects investigative reporter with The Washington Post and Ferris Professor of Journalism.

The discussion was moderated by Eric Gregory, Religion, and Chair, Humanities Council.

Watch the video.

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