Staying up to date with the news is a huge part of David Pakman’s job. As one of the most popular progressive political pundits on the internet today, he’s spent years navigating the media landscape. And that can really wear a person down! He's not immune to burnout caused by local and global crises covered in today's nonstop news cycles.
In this mini episode, Pakman confesses his own exasperation about modern politics, emphasizes the importance of media literacy, and offers ideas about how we can stay engaged without losing ourselves in the chaos.
In this mini episode of Relationscapes we're talking about our relationship to the news, digging in to David's new book The Echo Machine: How Right-Wing Extremism Created a Post-Truth America.
SHOW NOTES
- Watch The David Pakman Show on YouTube
- David Pakman interviews Shirley Phelps-Roper of the Westboro Baptist Church in 2011
- David Pakman's appearance on Digital Social Hour with Sean Kelly
ABOUT THE GUEST
David Pakman is the host and executive producer of The David Pakman Show, a popular podcast and YouTube channel with more than 3 million subscribers and more than 2 billion total video views. With a focus on economic and cultural issues, he has appeared on more than 100 media outlets, podcasts, radio and television shows, and in written interviews.
Full transcript available here at relationscapes.org.
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