Principal Lecturer in Journalism, Humanities and Creative Industries, University of East London
40 years a journalist, 20 years an academic, 'hackademic' Andrew Calcutt has published widely on politics, culture and the press. He takes a keen interest in the future of journalism and its contribution to society in these financial times.
The surprising origins of 'post-truth' – and how it was spawned by the liberal left
Nov 19, 2016 21:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Post-truth has been announced as the Oxford Dictionaries international word of the year. It is widely associated with US president-elect Donald Trumps extravagantly untruthful assertions and the working-class people who...
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