Ep11 - Post Truth: Is B*llsh*t the new normal?
Today we consider the extent to which we live in a post-truth age. We are quite literally going to talk bullshit, described by Jon Lovett, a former advisor to Clinton and Obama, as “one of the greatest threats we face”.
So, the logic goes, we are constantly assailed by partisan rhetoric, industry sponsored research, facile brand messages and spokespeople with their lines that are just true enough not to be a lie - infecting every facet of public life, corrupting our discourse and wrecking trust in major institutions. Mr Lovett, rightly or wrongly was firmly pointing his finger at you and I dear listener, we the professional communicators paid to spin and obfuscate and draft those clumsy corporate press releases.
Why is there so much bullshit around today? And to what extent are we, the professional communicators, to blame? Haven’t mendacity and nonsense been around forever? And if it has gone too far, what should we do to fix the problem? Or do we simply have to hold on to the hope that eventually the truth will come out, that like any natural system, balance will eventually return?
We’d love to hear what you think. Get in touch on social media or email podcast@apellaadvisors.com
The Little Questions podcast is presented by Matt Young, Jenny Scott and Andrew Brown.
Post Truth: Is B*llsh*t the new normal? (Ep 11 - Clip 1)
MPost Truth: Is B*llsh*t the new normal? (Ep 11 - Clip 2)
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