MediaMak with Dr. Shermak

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This episode explores the research of Dr. Jeremy Shermak, a journalism instructor at Cuesta College and Cal Poly. He investigated interactions on social media between broadcast television meteorologists and the public. His findings are both fascinating and alarming, bringing light to motivated reasoning, gender-based bias and trust in science.

Our hosts reflect on Dr. Shermak's final lecture of the blazing-fast summer 2025 semester, highlighting the big takeaways and what to think about in mass communication going forward.