Professor Nikki Usher says if we're going to solve issues involving journalism and the trust of Americans, "we need to also look within the news industry".  Usher has some suggestions that might be hard for veteran journalists to swallow.   She talks with KMOX's Megan Lynch and media literacy author Julie Smith about her book News for the Rich, White, and Blue: How Place and Power Distort American Journalism.

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The average American consumes 11 hours a day of electronic mass media! Learning to analyze media messages regardless of who sends them is a 21st century survival skill (in Missouri they're considering adding it to the school curriculum). What the Media ?!!? will explore topics like "How to spot a bot" and "why memes work". We speak with local Media Literacy professors and authors as our experts in addition to the anchors and reporters in our newsroom. A good comparison is a food critic - they look at how the food is prepared, who the chef is, how the food is presented, the texture etc. We will do the same for Media!