26 min

Truth Decay: Discussing Disinformation, Polarization and Data with Jennifer Kavanagh PR Future, the USC Center for Public Relations Podcast

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Senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation Jennifer Kavanagh discusses “truth decay” — a term she coined with co-author and RAND CEO Michael D. Rich in “Truth Decay: An Initial Exploration of the Diminishing Role of Facts and Analysis in American Public Life” — and what we can do to combat it as communication professionals, scholars and businesspeople. This episode is part of our series reviewing the findings of the 2021 Global Communication Report.

Senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation Jennifer Kavanagh discusses “truth decay” — a term she coined with co-author and RAND CEO Michael D. Rich in “Truth Decay: An Initial Exploration of the Diminishing Role of Facts and Analysis in American Public Life” — and what we can do to combat it as communication professionals, scholars and businesspeople. This episode is part of our series reviewing the findings of the 2021 Global Communication Report.

26 min