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History centers here at smu can come together and its wonderful for us to chronologically at least the younger partner if you will, the Clements Center has been the leading center for southwest studies for at least a generation. We still in our toddler phase look up to them and they also babysit us. It works out quite nicely. Im thrilled to have you all here tonight for our continuing series looking at history and president ial history especially since this one in particular, our talk tonight ha...

School here in the audience. I hope you enjoy that and continue to participate in the event. We have an exciting panel today. Lets get started with some questions. Many of the questions were prepared in advance. Lets start with questions about news in the current year. Its only been a year since the president ial election. It is hard to remember when fake facebook wasnt part of fake news. no matter how bad it was for their candidate or how bad it was it allowed them to assume it was coming from ...

On synonymous with fake news. Whats your take on fake news and its impact on the outcome of the 2016 election . I think the microphone microphone. I think the impact of fake news was to allow primarily the trump voters to discount what was going on in the mainstream media, no matter how bad it was for their candidate or how bad it was factually. They just it allowed them to assume that it was coming from a biased point of view, and that, therefore, they ignored it. That has not been typical of a...

Event. I see several people in the from the school let and i hope you enjoy the event. We have an exciting panel today and i think we should just get started with questions. Iny questions were prepared advance. I will start with some questions about news. It has only been one year since the president ial election but it seems very hard to remember a time when facebook was not synonymous with fake news. People who disseminate false news range from foreign what isda agents and your take on the eff...

It has only been one year since the president ial election by it seems hard to remember a time when facebook was not synonymous with fake news. People who disseminated fake information on social media range from propagandists to foreign nations. T is sure opinion on the what is your opinion on how it affected the election of 20 . Recs i think the impact of fake news was to allow primarily the trump voters to discount what was going on in the mainstream media. No matter how bad it was for their c...

Prepared in advance and so well start with some questions about the news in this current year. Its only been a year since the president ial election, but it seems very hard to remember a time when facebook wasnt synonymous with fake news. People who disseminated false information on social media range from those who are fblly motivated to Foreign Government propaganda agents. Whats your take on fake news and its impact on the outcome of the 2016 election . You know, i think the mike. Microphone....

Of the 2016 election . You know, i think the mike. Microphone. Microphone. I think the impact of fake news was to allow prooimarily the trp voters to discount what was going on in the mainstream media, no matter how bad it was for their candidate or how bad it was factually, they just it allowed them to assume that it was coming from a biased point of view and that therefore they ignored it. And, you know, that has not been typical of american campaigns in the past. So i have a slightly differen...

And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Im pleased and honored to welcome dan rather back to the program. The former anchor for the cbs evening news is concerned about the future of this country. Hes written a series of essay that is will inspire you. The book is called what unites us. Im honored to have him back on this program, my friend, dan rather. How are you . Great. How is your bride . Is she still painting . She is. Thanks for asking. She would delighte...

And by contributions to your pbs stations from viewers like you. Thank you. Pleased and honored always any time to welcome to this program myrlie everswilliams. T she has donated all her papers to the Civil Rights Museum on december the 9th. A delight ever to see you. If you dont mind and when i found the invitation is extended to me, i went back years when you were a little boy running around in the city hall. Uhhuh. Opening everybodys doors. Well, what do you do here . Tavis, would you go on a...

And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Im pleased and honored to welcome dan rather back to the program. The former anchor for the cbs evening news is concerned about the future of this country. Hes written a series of essay that is will inspire you. The book is called what unites us. Im honored to have him back on this program, my friend, dan rather. How are you . Great. How is your bride . Is she still painting . She is. Thanks for asking. She would delighte...