THE GNCDCInc. – ORGANIZATION TASK FORCE
AS A PART OF ITS PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY PROJECT
HOSTS MONTANA CONVERSATION “FAKE NEWS, PREACHING TO THE CHOIR,
AND THE ENEMY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE” WITH DAVID McCUMBER
Greeley Neighborhood Community Meeting
7:05 PM, Thursday, December 27, 2018
Race Track Fire Hall
2344 Grand Avenue, Butte, MT
The Greeley Neighborhood Community Development Corporation Inc. will host The Montana Humanities Informed Citizen program “Fake News, Preaching to the Choir, and the Enemy of the American People” with David McCumber on December 27, 2018 as a part of its regular quarterly Community Meeting. The program and meeting will be at the Race Track Fire Hall, 2344 Grand Avenue, Butte, MT, starting at 7:05 PM. The presentation is free and open to the public. This program is part of the “Democracy and the Informed Citizen” Initiative, administered by the Federation of State Humanities Councils. The initiative seeks to deepen the public’s knowledge and appreciation of the vital connections between democracy, the humanities, journalism, and an informed citizenry.
What does the phenomenon of everyone from the President on down calling anything they don’t like or agree with in the media “fake news” mean? Why has “preaching to the choir” proven to be not only a profitable approach but also a huge contributor to the deep partisan divide in the country? The answers to those questions give us clues to why the President and folks like Steve Bannon have gone so far as to say members of the news media are “the enemy of the American people.” A look at what these trends mean to the country and to journalism will be addressed by David McCumber Editor of the Montana Standard.