The mid-1800s saw a media landscape eerily similar to today's - the new tech of newspapers, confrontational influencers, widespread misinformation, and battles over free speech. And this environment helped bring about the Civil War. buff.ly/3AsiIvy
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How a newspaper revolution sparked protesters and influencers, disinformation and the Civil War
The most politically divided time in US democracy coincided with a boom in new communications technologies, confrontational political influencers and widespread disinformation. It wasn’t 2024.The Conversation
