Investigative journalist will address ‘fake news’ in virtual talk Oct. 20

“Fake News and Conspiracy Theories in the Age of Trump,” a talk by investigative journalist Michael R. Isikoff, will be offered via Zoom webinar Oct. 20 by Ripon College.

The talk will run from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Registration is available at ripon.edu/fake-news.

A post-event recording will be available on YouTube at go.ripon.edu/p1a.

The event is sponsored by the Center for Politics and the People, with funding by the Menard Center for the Study of Institutions and Innovation at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

Isikoff is an investigative journalist and chief investigative correspondent at Yahoo! News. The moderators will be Professor of Communication Steve Martin, Ripon Class of 1996, and Henrik Schatzinger, associate professor of politics and government and co-director of the Center for Politics and People.

Isikoff will highlight the importance of a free press in a democracy. He also will address other topics and issues related to the media and the press during the Trump administration such as the idea of “fake news” and its impact on the election cycle.

Formerly, Isikoff was a national investigative correspondent for Newsweek and NBC, where he reported on politics and government scandals such as the abuse in Abu Ghraib and Bill Clinton’s involvement with Monica Lewinsky.

He also is the author of Uncovering Clinton: A Reporter’s Story and Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War, and the coauthor of
Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin’s War on America and the Election of Donald Trump.


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