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When award-winning journalist Nick Davies decided to break Fleet Street's unwritten rule by investigating his own colleagues, he found that the business of reporting the truth had been slowly subverted by the mass production of ignorance.

What, exactly, is post-truth? Is it wishful thinking, political spin, mass delusion, bold-faced lying? McIntyre analyzes recent examples - claims about inauguration crowd size, crime statistics, and the popular vote - and finds that post-truth is an assertion of ideological supremacy by which its practitioners try to compel someone to believe something regardless of the evidence. Yet post-truth didn't begin with the 2016 election; the denial of scientific facts about smoking, evolution, vaccines, and climate change offers a road map for more widespread fact denial.

How did such a major international public service media network become intensely politicized by government allies in such a short time, despite having its editorial independence protected by law? Capturing News, Capturing Democracy puts these events in historical and international context-and develops a new analytical framework for understanding government capture and its connection to broader processes of democratic backsliding.

Have you ever wished a sage would share helpful wisdom garnered from a highly successful career in speaking, training, and consulting? Don Hutson, a 30+ year veteran speaking professional, will discuss what makes the most significant differences in the quest for success in our ever-changing marketplace. The focus will be on both content and marketing, and what we should do to stand out from the crowd. Join us to learn Don's principles of differentiation, which will help you to prosper.

You know that to maximize your income and ability to help your clients, you need to have products to sell that go beyond your speaking gigs. But how do you design them for maximum impact and how do you sell them with maximum efficiency and profitability: including on the Internet?

Steve Miller will share how he established and runs what he calls his "Clubs" - what we might call über-mastermind groups. He attributes 90 percent of his business in the last 10 years to the two groups he put together and runs. He'll share how he started, how he gets members, what goes on in the meetings and in between, how he gets income from the members, and his secret for their never wanting to leave.

Do you want to know how to develop and sell high-margin products to audience members without selling from the platform? Are you interested in pre-sales to meeting planners, being a Web guru, or just being a great salesperson? Marilee Driscoll will explain how she sells thousands of dollars a month in products - with an average sale of $400 and an average cost of only $25. (You know she's not selling books!)

You may have experienced it: people who don't really want to be in your presentation. Their arms are crossed, they download email on their PDA, do some paperwork, or even read the newspaper. You do your darndest to get them to pay attention. But their boss made them attend. Or your program is mandatory for everyone in the department, division, or company so you've got a roomful of these uncooperative folks.

In this teleseminar Ruby will share with you her tested system for getting booked as much as you want. Join us for a journey filled with a new twist on common wisdom for the speaking profession. Come learn her secrets for digging deep into her niche market: one that may surprise you.