from local newspapers to local news to the daily show to the view and posts that went viral on social media. a whole lot of people heard betsy devos for the first time in that hearing and they were not impressed, to put it mildly. they watched as democrats were blocked asking questions in an unprecedented and disappointing attempt to protect this nominee and on the questions we were allowed to ask they saw a nominee who was clearly ill-informed and confused and gave a number of very concerning responses to serious and reasonable questions. let's go through what betsy devos said to with. she refused to rule out slashing investments, privatizing public schools, privatizing public schools. she was confused that federal law provides protections for students with disabilities. she did not understand a basic issue in education policy. the debate surrounding whether students should be measured based on their proficiency or their growth. she argued that guns needed to be allowed in schools across the country to, quote, protect from grizzlies even though she was willing to say president trump'

sho for local newspapers to local news to the daily show to the view and post that then wentho viral on social media a lot ofop people heard betsy devos herself for the first time iner the hearing and they were not impressed to put it mildly they watched as democrats were locked from asking questions in an unprecedented and disappointing attempt to protect this nominee. was and then on the questions we were allowed to ask they saw a nominee who was clearlysed ill-informed and confused and gave a number of very concerning responses to serious and reasonable questions. let's go through what she said to us. she refused to rule out flashing investments or privatizing public schools. she was confused that federal law provides protections for students with disabilities she did not understand a basic issue in education policy. stud whether students should been measured based on their proficiency or their growth.ls she argued that gods needed to be allowed in schools across the country to quote protect from grizzlies.dent and even though she was willing to say president trump behavior toward

sho for local newspapers to local news to the daily show to the view and post that then wentho viral on social media a lot ofop people heard betsy devos herself for the first time iner the hearing and they were not impressed to put it mildly they watched as democrats were locked from asking questions in an unprecedented and disappointing attempt to protect this nominee. was and then on the questions we were allowed to ask they saw a nominee who was clearlysed ill-informed and confused and gave a number of very concerning responses to serious and reasonable questions. let's go through what she said to us. she refused to rule out flashing investments or privatizing public schools. she was confused that federal law provides protections for students with disabilities she did not understand a basic issue in education policy. stud whether students should been measured based on their proficiency or their growth.ls she argued that gods needed to be allowed in schools across the country to quote protect from grizzlies.dent and even though she was willing to say president trump behavior towards

and for good reason from local newspapers to local news to "the daily show" to the view and post with viral on social media a a lot of people are betsy devos for the first epic that watched as democrats got lots of asking a blog fromats got asking questions in an unprecedented disappointing attempt to protect this nominee. and then on the questions we were allowed to ask, they saw a nominee was widely seen as ill informed and confused he gave a -- and who gave a number of very concerning responses to serious and reasonable questions. let's go through what betsy devos said to us. she refused to rule out flashing investment in or privatizing public schools. and, in fact, in her written response to me, she would not commit to protecting title i funding as it is written into every student succeeds act. she was confused that federal law provides protection for students with disabilities. she argued that guns needed to be allowed in schools across the country to quote protect from the grizzlies. even though she was willing to say that trump's behavior toward women should be considered sexua

to be armies of local news reporters who were within their communities out there representing their local community. you could have a relationship with them. we are also at a moment when local newspapers are going under. i feel like to address this question we have to come up with to have more local news that is interactive with its reportingnews i was wasn't local community meetings, looking at issues like double parking. that kind of being there in the community is really important because then people feel like it is their media. in sanin the mission francisco and all local has become a community source and it has flaws but i trust them because they are right there and i think that that problem right there is huge and we need to do something to address it and it is probably bigger and beyond this panel. >> one more question. >> i wanted to ask about public data and accountability. my analysis showed an increase in fake news sharing every day. that is using the data i was able to find. trust meknow if people or facebook. facebook and google can instantly restructure the entire incentive around the media ecosystem. getscan decide what news attention. to they have a responsibility to p

local newspapers are going under and i feel like somehow, to address this question you have to come up with a way to have more local news , interactive with its community and with boots on the ground.i started the first news i reported was going to localommunities working. and looking at you know, issues over double parking. but that kind of being there in the community is really important because then people feel like it's their media. i live in the mission in san francisco and mission local has become a source about my community and it has flaws or whatever but i kind of trust them because they are right there and i think that problem right there , is huge. we need to do something to address it and you know, it's probably bigger and beyond that channel. >> one more question. >>. >> hi, i wanted to ask about accountability. so my data analysis showed an increase in fake news shares from hundreds of thousands in may 2 millions in november per day. and i'll that's what i was able to find. i don't know if people trust me or facebook and on a broader level, people can instantly restructure the entire ethics around the media system. they can decide what news gets attention towards it. and do they have responsibilities to provide transpare