Alec Hogg at Fynarts: Fake News - how to be part of the solution (and stop being part of the problem)

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Here's a recording of the booked-out breakfast talk BizNews founder Alec Hogg gave this morning at the Hermanus Golf Course as part of the town's annual FynArts Festival. In it, Hogg shares how Fake News is nothing new, explaining how, through the ages, the innovations that expanded media access always attracted those with agendas far removed from the purist's approach to publishing the truth. He also suggests practical ways to become part of the solution to the Fake News scourge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11 Jun 2023 10AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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