Slides from a meeting with Strat Comms professionals hosted by the University of Oregon in April 2017. Looks at how we got here, current challenges, and opportunities for the reaffirmation of journalism in the age of Trump.

1. History, Impact and Response
Damian Radcliffe > @damianradcliffe
April 2017
Journalism in the age
of President Trump

2. How did we get here?
First… a little history

3. Tech: 5x contributing factors

4. 1. Fake news looks a lot like real news.

9. 2. Algorithms show us more of what
we like, not what we need to know.

13. 3. Tech doesn’t automatically discern
fact from fiction.

16. 4. The rise of robots.

18. 5. Tech has helped pull money away
from sources of real reporting.

21. The Media: five key issues

22. 1. Fewer ad dollars means fewer
journalistic boots on the ground.

25. 2. Unparalleled airtime helped Trump
build momentum.

28. 3. Did investigative journalism and
fact-checking make a difference?

30. 4. Many journalists were out of
step with the mood of much of the
country

32. 5. Trump is a master of deflection

37. Where are we now?

38. 1. Clashes from Day One

41. 2. The rise of “Alternative Facts”

42. •Insert images/tweets/memes

43. •Insert images/tweets/memes

44. 3. Emergence of “Fake News”

46. 4. “Enemy of the People”

49. 5. “The official opposition party”

50. •Insert images/tweets/memes – video would be great!

52. Moving Forward

54. 1. Learn from history / other countries

57. 2. Stress why this matters

60. 3. Work hard to regain trust

63. 4. Embrace engagment

66. 5. Don’t do stupid stuff

70. 6. Do things differently

72. Jack Shafer, Politico
1. Curb Your Twitter
Enthusiasm
2. Starve the Troll
3. Don’t Fact-
Check Everything
He Says (Starve
the Troll, Part II)

73. 7. Find advocates in surprising places

75. 10. The rise of satire
•Insert images from SNL etc.

77. 8. Determine how best to respond

78. •Screengrabs
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80. 9. See the opportunity

83. 9a. Research opportunities

85. 9b. Promotion of media literacy

89. 9c. Changes in journalistic practice

92. 10. Don’t have to go it alone.

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95. What kind of world do we want to live in?

97. Email: damianr@uoregon.edu
Twitter: @damianradcliffe
Web: damianradcliffe.com
Thanks for listening.