Fake News: An Origin Story Back September 5, 2019 by Kate Holvoet   Metadata TitleFake News: An Origin StoryAbstractThis week on Hidden Brain, we look at a tension at the heart of journalism: Should reporters think of their readers and listeners as consumers, or as citizens? Should the media give people what they want, or what they need? URLhttps://www.npr.org/2018/06/25/623231337/fake-news-an-origin-storyAuthorShankar Vedantam | Rhaina Cohen | Tara BoyleAuthor AffiliationNPR - National Public RadioJournal Title, Top Level URL, or Publisherhttps://www.npr.orgDate IssuedJune 25, 2018Year of Copyright2018Type of Resourcewebsite/multimedia/softwareCost StatusFree Access Only (not OER)Material Categorypodcast | transcriptFormat Descirptionother - used for more than one formatDigital Originborn digitalTarget AudienceCollege | General Audience | Grades 9-12Content WarningnoTopicAudience behavior | Critical digital literacy | History of Fake NewsRelated Item URLhttps://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=623231337Related Item TitleFake News: An Origin Story - Related Item Type of Resourcetext Continue browsing Fake News: An Origin Story Evaluating Source Credibility – Teacher Guide Back to items list