Historian Alan Berolzheimer will lead three discussion sessions using recorded videos from our Democracy 20/20 Fall Conference. Educators are invited to attend all of these facilitated sessions, free of charge, to discuss the conference themes and connections, using supplemental advance readings to explore and share potential classroom applications. Please review the recorded session being considered, read the advance materials, and come prepared for a lively discussion!

Session Three

How did we go from journalism as a trusted form of information to an era of “fake news” and “alternative facts”? Presidential historian Harold Holzer examines the tension between chief executives and their chief critics, from George Washington to the present.

Watch The Presidents vs. the Press: The Endless Battle Between the White House and the Media beginning on Friday, November 13 at 7:00 pm.