Fake News, Real Problem

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Whether you’re a journalist or a news consumer, chances are you’ve heard the term “fake news.” Fake news is more than a label, it’s a problem journalists across the country are confronting when trying to gain the trust of their audience. As journalists, how do we combat these accusations while not dismissing our audience? Does research show any promising results when it comes to journalists correcting misinformation?

Join the San Diego chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for a discussion with:

  • Matt Hall, opinion director at The San Diego Union-Tribune
  • Rachel Laing, principal of Laing Strategic Communications
  • Rachel Moran, researcher and doctoral student at USC Annenberg

 

This event is part of San Diego Public Library's Media Literacy @ Your Library grant. Media Literacy @ Your Library, a project of the American Library Association in collaboration with the Center for News Literacy @ Stony Brook University, is supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Democracy Fund, and the Rita Allen Foundation.

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