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Revisionist History · June 4, 2026 · 42m
Introducing The News from Scene on Radio
Malcolm Gladwell introduces a crossover episode featuring the premiere of "The News," a new season from the Peabody-nominated podcast Scene on Radio. John Biewen explores the systemic crisis in American news media: declining trust, the collapse of local journalism business models, and the proliferation of misinformation. The episode argues that media dysfunction is inseparable from America's broader failures to address major crises.
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Highlights
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The fragmentation of media into niche outlets and social platforms enables misinformation to spread without the gatekeeping function of legacy institutions.
Editorial
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Most Americans now report they don't trust the media, reflecting a loss of institutional credibility.
Misc
✧Scene on Radio is two-time Peabody-nominated—prestigious public radio credential
✧The framing of news as 'oxygen of a functioning democracy' is evocative but concerning given current media ecosystem
✧Local journalism collapse is presented as a structural economic problem, not just a content problem
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