#287 Let’s Get Serious About UFO Journalism

July 21, 2019

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Hear about how journalists have failed when covering mysterious things in the sky.

Jordan Cornish

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Jesse Brown

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Kevin Sexton

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In 2017, the New York Times released an astonishing front-page story about the American government’s multi-million dollar black budget investigation into UFOs. So aliens, right? Well… probably not. Brigitte Noël guest-hosts and talks with UFO aficionado and freelance journalist Nick Rose about how journalists have failed when covering mysterious things in the sky.

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