What the balloon boy hoax says about television, the media and us

    What the “balloon boy” hoax says about reality television, the media and us. Our guests are ROBERT THOMPSON, Syracuse University professor of television and popular culture, journalist ERIC DEGGANS of the St. Petersburg Times and writer JAKE HALPERN. Listen to the mp3

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