nicole carol is the editor and chief of "usa today." one of america's biggest newspapers and david zurich is with "the "baltimore sun."" what's been most unexpected about this decade? >> you're absolutely right that it's social media. it's the impact it's had on every aspect of our business. in a good sense, you're right. people can get information. i'm all about spreading truth. i love we can get it to them quicker. there's been two pretty catastrophic results as well. the brands are disembodied from the news. people are reading something and they don't know who is the source of this information. they don't know is this truth, is this opinion, is this a fact, is this misinformation? that's a huge problem and it has eroded trust in the media. the second issue is speed. in the rush to speed people will put misinformation out and you can't pull it back because it's already out there. >> information is increasingly being weaponized and being used as misinformation. these are terms we didn't use a decade ago. what has changed the most? >> t

748-8001 mountain and pacific, this one is front page of usa today from their editor in chief, nicole carolshe writes america is divided and americans are placing blame on national politicians who promote destructive public andte for political gain news media. it depends on what channel and station you watch. was in the media supposed to be neutral to report the facts? here is the hopeful part. americans don't want it to be this way and have ideas on how to fix it according to a public poll. usa today ipsos this launches our ambitious hidden ground project, monthly research and analysis that served -- searches for areas of agreement. usa today will go deep into thorny topics and offer solutions from leaders, that is from usa today. we will hear from cindy next, waukesha, wisconsin. and merryod morning christmas, thanks for taking my call. it is interesting the divide not only in our country, and other countries, but in our country, in the united states of america, the political divide is a symptom of dissatisfaction among the citizenry and our government. if you look back through history, j

nicole: caroll, iowa, storm lake, iowa, and spencer iowa? pete: is that a busy day? et he can watch tv. pete: maybe they're watching us right now. joe, if you are, send us a tweet. let us know what you think of our coverage on your "no malarkey" tour set in the 1950s. turning to headlines, fox news alert. police say 11 people are hurt in after a shooting in new orleans busy french quarter area overnight. two people hurt, one person detained. we'll continue to follow this breaking story. in another story, i.c.e. claims responsibility for the london terror attack that left two people dead and three injured. the islamic terror group gave to evidence of contact with the subject. seen in new video, wrestling with police second es before he is shot dead. the attack is drawing scrutiny of a uk law allows early release of someone who was involved in plotting terror attacks. boris johnson said terrorists have been freed early under the law. now calling to scrap it. remember a beg election -- >>> two children found dead, another missing after, swept away by powerful floods. the