Is the ‘Woke Newsroom’ a Danger for U.S. Democracy?

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In the latest episode of the 2022-23 The Civic Discourse Project lecture series, Newsweek Deputy Opinion editor Batya Ungar-Sargon, Washington Post Columnist Megan McArdle and University of Maryland Professor Dr. Jason Nichols dive into the argumentative debate of “is the ‘woke newsroom’ a danger for American democracy?” What is wokeness exactly? How did the media play a big role in the great awakening?

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