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The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 421 of the In The Tank Podcast. The New York Times‘ recent admission that they “relied too heavily on claims by Hamas” in regards to the Gaza hospital bombing is telling. It further reveals how broken our media system is. Worse, however, is the effect our media is having on social cohesion, leading to a fragmentation of society. This is contributing to a reality where the left and right are living in increasingly distant universes where common ground is exceedingly hard to find. What does this mean for our country and are there any solutions to the problem?
Show notes
OPENING CHIT CHAT
We’ll think of something.
PRIMARY TOPIC – Media Lies and a Fracturing Society
Townhall – Americans’ Trust in Mass Media Sinks to Record Low
Politico – NYT admits error in Gaza hospital report
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/23/gaza-hospital-new-york-times-00122986
New York Times – How Covid Affects the Heart
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/07/well/live/covids-heart-health.html
Carnegie – Polarization, Democracy, and Political Violence in the United States: What the Research Says
Donald Kendal is a graphic designer for The Heartland Institute, a research fellow for Heartland’s Socialism Research Center, and the host of Heartland’s In the Tank Podcast and Stopping Socialism TV.
Jim Lakely is the Vice President and Director of Communications of The Heartland Institute.
Chris Talgo is senior editor at The Heartland Institute and a research fellow for Heartland’s Socialism Research Center.
Justin Haskins is the director of the Socialism Research Center and editorial director at The Heartland Institute.
