{"podcast":{"title":"Unspun","slug":"unspun-6601575","podcast_index_feed_id":6601575,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/56c05004-5d7f-4f0c-a3b9-5eac7d975704","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/unspun","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2025/3/25/21/3bbd2b70-1ef2-43ec-aa38-e4f2050eb2b1_e4f4-fe50-466c-bbfa-59a7dbde77df_unspun-purple.jpg","author":"Amanda Sturgill","episode_count":112,"summary":"Unspun is critical thinking about the news. Hear real examples, past and present, of newsmakers attempting to mislead you and understand how they manipulate the truth. Learn how to avoid being swayed by fake news and misinformation. Get Unspun, because you deserve the truth.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T00:19:34.263030+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unspun-6601575"},"episode":{"title":"Less news, more noise: Why weaker newscasts are bad for democracy","slug":"less-news-more-noise-why-weaker-newscasts-are-bad-for-democracy","published_at":"2026-07-21T11:00:20+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unspun-6601575/less-news-more-noise-why-weaker-newscasts-are-bad-for-democracy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unspun-6601575","url":"https://mswmedia.com/show/unspun/","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audio3.redcircle.com/episodes/c85087af-a0c8-4a8e-b661-d8263d6087ab/stream.mp3","summary":"America has more news shows than ever, but somehow, we have less information. In this episode of UnSpun Journal Club , DrSturg looks as new research analyzing more than fifty years of American broadcast television news. Researchers found that advertising has expanded while substantive public-interest reporting has steadily declined. She also looks at how political rhetoric shapes public perception, why language that divides people into \"normal\" and \"abnormal\" matters and the best thing you can do to fight it. LINKS The Vanderbilt TV News Archive Original Paper from This Episode Follow Dr. Sturg BlueSky - Prof. Amanda Sturgill (@DrSturg) Websites - Sturg says | Unspun’s Substack Questions and Tips TheUnspunPodcast@gmail.com Dr. Sturg’s Books Detecting Deception: Tools to Fight Fake News We are #AltGov: Inside the Resistance on Social Media Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy","meta_description":"America has more news shows than ever, but somehow, we have less information. In this episode of UnSpun Journal Club , DrSturg looks as new research analy…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1094,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unspun-6601575/episodes/less-news-more-noise-why-weaker-newscasts-are-bad-for-democracy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unspun-6601575/less-news-more-noise-why-weaker-newscasts-are-bad-for-democracy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}