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Misinformation, evasion and the informational problem of live TV interviews

  • Written by Michael J. Socolow, Associate Professor, Communication and Journalism, University of Maine
Chris Wallace interviewed White House adviser Stephen Miller about the impeachment investigation.Screenshot, Fox News

First, it happened on Fox News. Chris Wallace asked White House adviser Stephen Miller about the president’s decision to use private lawyers “to get information from the Ukrainian government rather than go through...

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