In this episode of Current Affairs Unfiltered, Paige sits down with journalist and author Jenny Abamu to unpack the tangled mess that is truth in today’s media landscape. They dig into how journalism shapes national memory, why misinformation spreads like wildfire, and what happens when headlines chase clicks instead of facts. From the pressures of the 24-hour news cycle to the slow erosion of public trust, Jenny breaks down the forces warping our collective understanding of reality. They also explore the role of media literacy, civic education, and Jenny’s own dystopian novel The Herd, in helping us reimagine how we engage with truth. It’s a conversation about rebuilding trust, one accurate sentence at a time.
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