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True and false
Give a man a fact, or teach him how to fact-check? Truthiness can be more pervasive, and more powerful, than truth.
As more newspapers get on the paid-content bandwagon, there are a few promising models popping up. Here’s what to learn from them.
Corey Ford
Ford worried that public media was not changing, so he left it for Silicon Valley; now he’s bringing an entrepreneurial spirit back to his roots.