“What's at stake when news becomes click-bait? In a data-driven world where success is often measured by likes and shares, news outlets are fighting for eyeballs. Journalist Ben Smith shares his acclaimed book Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race to Go Viral with writer/CBC host Elamin Abdelmahmoud and discusses how we can ensure that journalistic integrity outweighs popularity
This event was a collaboration with The Canadian Journalism Foundation.
Recorded on May 22, 2024 at Toronto Reference Library, this event is part of a new series exploring what’s at stake when intellectual freedom is threatened.”
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