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The news media: are you an expert? [Quiz]

The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters

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The news media has long shaped the way that we see the world. But with the rise of social media and citizen journalism, it can be difficult to determine which stories are fake news and which are simply the product of the evolving media.

Inspired by The Death of Expertise, in which Tom Nichols explores the dangers of the public rejection of expertise, we’ve created a series of quizzes to test your knowledge. Take this quiz to see how much you know about the news media. Then watch the video below to see how OUP employees fared against news media expert C. W. Anderson.

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Featured image credit: “fake-news-media-disinformation” by Wokandapix. CC0 public domain via Pixabay.

Tom Nichols is Professor of National Security Affairs at the US Naval War College, an adjunct professor at the Harvard Extension School, and a former aide in the U.S. Senate. He is also the author of several works on foreign policy and international security affairs, including The Sacred Cause, No Use: Nuclear Weapons and US National Security, Eve of Destruction: The Coming Age of Preventive War, and The Russian Presidency. Nichols also authored The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters.

He is also a five-time undefeated Jeopardy! champion, and as one of the all-time top players of the game, he was invited back to play in the 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions. Nichols' website is tomnichols.net and he can be found on Twitter at @RadioFreeTom.

C. W. Anderson is an Associate Professor at the College of Staten Island (CUNY), and author of The News Media: What Everyone Needs to Know. He can be found on Twitter at @chanders.

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