Fair Point

A Journalist's Perspective on Nonpartisan News: Fair Point with Will Kaback

In this episode of Fair Point, Will Kaback, a senior editor at Tangle, joins us to discuss nonpartisan journalism and how to navigate an increasingly polarized media landscape. Tangle is a news organization that presents left-leaning and right-leaning arguments side by side before offering its own independent take, a format built to address the bias of modern political media. Together, we examine what honest, balanced journalism actually looks like, how readers can filter out bias in their news consumption, and the extent to which polarization in this country stems from the media systems built around us.

An Educator’s Perspective on Free Speech: Fair Point with Dr. Jonathan Zimmerman

In this episode of Fair Point, Dr. Jonathan Zimmerman, a professor and historian of education at the University of Pennsylvania, joins us to discuss the importance of free speech and how to tackle disagreement. Dr. Zimmerman studies how schools and universities handle disagreement, free speech, and democratic values. He is the author of several books on education controversies, including Free Speech: And Why You Should Give a Damn, and he writes frequently about how institutions prepare students for public disagreement. Together, we examine what has made people increasingly fearful of expressing their views, how social media shapes what we feel safe saying, and the role of education in defending students' right to free speech.