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The Role of Journalism In Today's Democracy

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In The Moment ... September 21. 2018 Show 427 Hour 1

Thomas Patterson is the Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

His book "Informing the News" is 2018's One Book South Dakota. It's an unflinching look at the state of American journalism with an eye toward changing the profession itself for the better.

Thomas Patterson joined In The Moment during the 2018 Festival of Books in Brookings.

Chris is a producer for In the Moment.