THE WEIRD ECONOMICS OF TRUTH: Understanding Today’s News & Documentary Landscape with Jackie Jesko

July 18, 2024 at 7:00pm
at Charlemont Federated Church

In this talk, award-winning journalist and filmmaker Jackie Jesko will pull back the curtain on the inner workings of the news and documentary industries. Why isn’t the media covering that particular war overseas? Why is true crime the dominant documentary genre? How do some news networks get away with being so obviously partisan? If you’ve ever wanted to better understand the media landscape, this talk will help explain the complex interplay between journalists, their audiences, and platforms that need high ratings to survive.

*this talk is also available via zoom
visit the Charlemont Forum website to find out more
https://www.charlemontforum.org/jackie-jesko