Transparency and Accountability in Mainstream Media

Yochai Benkler doesn’t like the way the term “fake news” has been deployed by Donald Trump. In this video interview, he provides the original use of the term and discusses major challenges facing democracy, spurred not only by the under-regulation of mainstream media but in a context of deep economic security and identity threat.

Benkler is the Berkman Professor of Entrepreneurial Legal Studies at Harvard Law, and a specialist in internet studies and society. This month he provided the keynote speech at Sciences Po’s annual Data and Democracy Conference, jointly organised by the School of Public Affairs and the Digital, Institutional Innovation and Governance Chair. 

More information

• Yochai Benkler: biography and publications
• Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University

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