Northville District Library, Asst. Library Director Maria Williams shares how patrons are responding to the resumption of in-person events at the library.

Northville District Library, Asst. Library Director Maria Williams - 1 minute audio version

This podcast is part of a two-part series exploring the urgent issue of "fake news," its impact on the ability to maintain a functioning democracy and other far-reaching consequences, from public health to trust in institutions, and from relationships within communities to those within individual families.

AI: Friend or Faker? | Breaking Gravity | interview with Ciaran Carr

Communications Director for the Detroit Regional Chamber, Chris Moyer, shares how and why the chamber chose to partner with Detroit Public Television to livestream their signature policy event, the Mackinac Policy Conference.

MPC21 - Chris Moyer of Detroit Regional Chamber discusses DPTV partnership

Motor City Alliance Co-Founder Janelle Moore, volunteer coordinator for the 2021-22 FIRST in Michigan Robotics Competition Detroit qualifier, gives a quick rundown of what to expect in the different rounds of the competition.

Janelle - FIRST Competition Process -interview audio

In this episode of the Breaking Gravity podcast, host Colleen O'Donnell speaks with Dr. Matthew Baum of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government about the proliferation of fake news, what makes people susceptible to it, and solutions for resolving the fake news crisis and the threats it poses to democracy. Recorded 2 weeks before the one-year anniversary of the January 6th insurrection attempt at the U.S. Capitol.

This podcast was produced on assignment for COM5500 Journalism and New Media at Wayne State University in Fall 2021.

Combating Fake News with guest Dr. Matthew Baum

In this episode of the Breaking Gravity podcast, host Colleen O'Donnell speaks with Dr. Matthew Baum of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government about the proliferation of fake news, what makes people susceptible to it, and solutions for resolving the fake news crisis and the threats it poses to democracy. Recorded 2 weeks before the one-year anniversary of the January 6th insurrection attempt at the U.S. Capitol. This podcast was produced on assignment for COM5500 Journalism and New Media at Wayne State University in Fall 2021.

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