Georgetown university hosted this 90 minute event. [applause] thank you. We are very proud of our partnership with the night First Amendment institute of columbia. Startedus have projects by the Knight Foundation and now have other supporters as well. I want to pick up with the notion of the marketplace of ideas. I think that is what a lot of people think the internet was going to be, some people of believe it really is. Kara do you believe socialmedia is performing effectively as the market place of ideas . Kara no, i dont, all i read about is how it doesnt. It is a cesspool. Sanford i sort of knew what your answer would he. Kara it is not completely a cesspool, it is just the way it has evolved has created dust she brought up the idea of the Public Square present everybody thinks that twitter is a Public Square, or facebook is a Public Square, or reddit, or any of these sites. The fact of the matter is that both of them are Public Squares owned and to the benefit of millionaires. So
Notion of the marketplace of ideas. I think that is what a lot of people think the internet was going to be, some people of believe it really is. Kara do you believe socialmedia is performing effectively as the market place of ideas . I want to pick up with the notion of the marketplace of ideas. I think that is what a lot of people think the internet was going to be, some people of believe it really is. Kara do you believe socialmedia is performing effectively as the market place of ideas . Kara no, i dont, all i read about is how it doesnt. Has evolved has created dust she brought up the idea of the Public Square present everybody thinks that twitter is a Public Square, or facebook is a Public Square, or reddit, or any of these sites. The fact of the matter is that both of them are Public Squares owned and to the benefit of millionaires. So it is not a Public Squares. We have deemed them the rights of a Public Square but they arent taking the responsibilities of any public space. The
Look at that. Whoa and today its only going to get worse with stronger category 2 Hurricane Force winds, enough for a foot of rain. Dylan tracking it all. Violent encounter. Down on the ground. A Chicago Police officer recovering this morning after she was beaten by a suspect allegedly high on drugs. Why recent Police Shootings may have stopped her from drawing a gun. And dramatic rescue. Three Good Samaritans jump into action after a woman accidentally backs up and drives into a pond. You have to come out youve got to come out a terrifying scene but luckily the woman in the car is expected to be okay. Today, saturday, october 15th, 2016. From nbc news, this is today, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on saturday morning. Im Sheinelle Jones alongside craig melvin and dylan dreyer and stephanie ruhle. We have a busy saturday, dont we . Lets get right to it. Lets begin with the latest from decision 2016 with the election 24 days away. Heres the stat
We have a great crowd joining us on a crisp fall morning. A bit chilly out there. In here, we are looking at headlines today. More accusers step forward alleging Sexual Misconduct against donald trump. Trump denying those accusations at a rally on friday night. Donald trump called the accusations false smears for personal fame. Meantime, Hillary Clinton is also on the defense after new wild weather in the Pacific Northwest after a rare tornado touched down on the oregon coast. The storm is expected to bring high winds and lots of rain today is from the remnants of a typhoon. And the Successful Surgery separated conjoined twin boys here in new york. The brothers joined at the head, underwent a 20hour surgery on friday. Mom posting on facebook said they are not completely out of hopeful for their future. Now to our recap of the biggest stories from the past week we have been covering. Both candidates had a tough week on the campaign trail. Investigators are trying to figure out why a pil
We have a great crowd joining us on a crisp fall morning. A bit chilly out there. In here, we are looking at headlines today. More accusers step forward alleging Sexual Misconduct against donald trump. Trump denying those accusations at a rally on friday night. Donald trump called the accusations false smears for personal fame. Meantime, Hillary Clinton is also on the defense after new wild weather in the Pacific Northwest after a rare tornado touched down on the oregon coast. The storm is expected to bring high winds and lots of rain today is from the remnants of a typhoon. And the Successful Surgery separated conjoined twin boys here in new york. The brothers joined at the head, underwent a 20hour surgery on friday. Mom posting on facebook said they are not completely out of hopeful for their future. Now to our recap of the biggest stories from the past week we have been covering. Both candidates had a tough week on the campaign trail. Investigators are trying to figure out why a pil