Today's video is going to be a little different because it's not intended for my regular viewer.

Although if you are someone who watches my regular content, you will probably appreciate this video as well,

but this video is meant for those who are new to what's happening in media

and might not be familiar with what fake news actually is and why journalism is dying.

I'm not going to cover every single problem that is affecting journalism that would take much too long,

but I do want to talk about some of the biggest problems that journalism is facing.

But first, why should you listen to me? Well, if you're not familiar with my work,

my name is Tim Poole and I'm a journalist working in documentary, conflict in crisis, and cultural politics,

I've pioneered some new technologies like virtual reality drones and what's called immersion storytelling.

I've worked for many different companies like Vice, Vice News, Infusion,

traveling around the world to some of the most dangerous places to actually learn from the people

that are being affected by and affecting some of the most important stories in the world.

And I've been regularly featured in the media for my work. So I'm not trying to make it seem like

I'm somehow smarter or better than anyone, but I do want to provide some kind of context as to

how I know what I know that this isn't just coming from a random person on the internet,

but someone who's actually worked in this field and has worked with many schools and many companies

dealing with these issues. So first, I want to talk about the current state of journalism.

Many people have repeatedly said over the past few years that journalism is dead. Donald Trump,

for instance, has repeatedly called the news media fake news. And you may have seen this because

it seems to happen every few months, maybe even every few weeks. There's always something that's

being called fake news. I'm not going to give you a question. You are fake news. Go ahead.

Fake news gets thrown around a lot, and I want to break down the four most commonly used

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