Weve heard in the previous sessions today about Fact Checking political news, a Law Enforcement is preparing for potential post election violence. Weve also discussed the impact of disinformation about covid19 and communities of color. Our next panel will focus on covid19 political mobilization and digital platforms. Weve seen the power of information and disinformation in the era of coronavirus but how can people cut through the sea of claims and counter claims on the internet and social media and make sense of the sheer volume of information out there . And what is the responsibility of those who oversee social media platforms to make sure that information out there is actually correct and accurate . So today we have a distinguished group joining us. Im going to start with you, first, david. Dr. David is an associate professor in the school of engineering and applied sciences at the George Washington university. Hes the associate director of institute for data, democracy, and politic
Temptation to pack the local parks, but that might be easier said than done this is a live look outside looking out over downtown San Francisco temperatures were higher than usual today, making parks and. Any open space is a welcome sight for those out on the memorial day weekend and the warming trend around the bay area will continue in the days ahead with some areas expected to see scorching temperatures some into the triple digits. Lot of people across San Francisco got out to enjoy the sunsoaked threeday weekend dolores park jackson park, the marina green. Also visitors who were sunbathing and picnicking out and about and then to build and in anticipation of the crowds, the city marked those white circles on the grass in some spots, its an effort to help people maintain social distancing. Kron fours dan thorn visit some of the parts cross city joins us now live with how people reacted to all of this stand. Well ken and pam is yuan mention the mayor has repeatedly said that she does
I dont consider myself a journalist, and no one else would consider myself a journalist. I began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . Pres. Trump mad dog plays no games, right . David most of the people that i have interviewed in this series are people i have known quite some time. In the case of jim mattis, i had never met the man before. Because of his nickname, mad dog, i thought i better be careful when i shake his hand, because he might be growling or mad or something, but it was the opposite. I recognized quickly he has a certain reserve and a manner that would make a person want to follow him as a leader in the military, and i suspect that had he never gone into the military, had he been in business or politics, he would have been successful there as well. Although i only spent one hour with him, i think he has Great Potential to be a leader
Lets leave it this way. All right. David i dont consider myself a journalist. And nobody else would consider myself a journalist. I began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . Were here today with dr. Anthony, also tony, fauci, who is the director of the allergy and Infectious Disease institute of the National Institutes of Dutch Institute for institute for health, which he has led since 1984, 35 years. Thats a pretty long time to be leading the institute at nih. Is that a record . Dr. Fauci it is, indeed. It is. David you havent gotten tired of doing this for 35 years . Dr. Fauci no, because things keep changing. We get new Infectious Diseases, new outbreaks, new challenges. So its almost like a different job every year or two. David i always worried about getting a flu. So if i want to avoid catching the flu, should i take a flu shot . Dr. Fauci y
Unusual,d something many of them go back into the finance world. You chose not to do that. I really enjoyed my business career. I had 32 years there and an opportunity to serve my country. What i really wanted to do is take my experience and apply that to address what i believe are the most pressing issues of our time. U. S. China relations and Climate Change. You getany people say on a merrygoround and cannot stop making money, but you said when you have enough money, you will do nonprofit things. What i calledhad the disease or addiction to money. When i went to Goldman Sachs, it 1974. The firm had a couple of loss years. I was interested in working on Financial Issues and working with clients. Vid when you were a goldman, you but your you were not a person who bought your private plane or had a big house in the hamptons. Hampto skiing, it is a place that is not where fancy people go. David with Climate Change, is due to what, is it has occurred with human activity . It is well docum