BLAME IT ON KELLYANNE CONWAY
These Days Problematic Information is Often Called Alternative Facts This article is based on an exam answer I submitted to my University of Windsor Poli-Sci Media course on June 20st By Stephen Weir Blame it on Kelleyanne Conway , the former counsel to the past president of the United States. Back on January 22, 2017, while being interviewed on the well-watched Meet the Press television programme, Conway was asked why Trump’s press secretary would “utter a provable falsehood”. Her response? Spicer was just providing “Alternative Facts”. In just two words, Conway had main streeted the business of politicians lying to the media. There is an old meme (which ironically, given this topic, is a lie) that says there are 500 different words in the Innuit language for SNOW. The meme could easily be retooled to say “that there are 500 different words in the English language for Problematic Information . The list is so long that one could jus...