The Local Specter of Fake News and a Lack of Public Input
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Amid sometimes contentious Reno City Council discussions involving usual holdout councilwoman Jenny Brekhus to purchase and repair the Space Whale, to turn the Believe Plaza into a skate park, to shower the City Manager with praise and a much higher salary and to give Jacobs Entertainment the development agreement it sought, Mayor Hillary Schieve brandished the phrase “fake news” to seemingly address those questioning this decision-making process. This followed fellow council members Devon Reese using the term “disinformation” and Neoma Jardon alleging there is “swirling misinformation.”
The Local Specter of Fake News and a Lack of Public Input
The Local Specter of Fake News and a Lack of…
The Local Specter of Fake News and a Lack of Public Input
Amid sometimes contentious Reno City Council discussions involving usual holdout councilwoman Jenny Brekhus to purchase and repair the Space Whale, to turn the Believe Plaza into a skate park, to shower the City Manager with praise and a much higher salary and to give Jacobs Entertainment the development agreement it sought, Mayor Hillary Schieve brandished the phrase “fake news” to seemingly address those questioning this decision-making process. This followed fellow council members Devon Reese using the term “disinformation” and Neoma Jardon alleging there is “swirling misinformation.”