As the U.S. election nears, it’s never been more challenging to find reliable news in a flood of disinformation, misinformation and half-truths. But it can be done. Instructors from the School of Communication and Journalism’s Center for News Literacy explain how.
7pm, Monday, Sept. 23.
Humanities Building 1003
Who:
- Howard Schneider, director of Center for News Literacy and journalism professor
- Jonathan Anzalone, assistant director of the Center for News Literacy and journalism instructor
- Terence Sheridan, journalism instructor and WSHU Public Radio senior director of news and education
False and misleading information is being shared – deliberately and unintentionally – in the lead-up to November’s U.S. presidential election. It can be hard to spot mis- and disinformation, or even to know what to look for in discerning the real from the fake. Yet it’s never been more important, as these lies could impact the outcome of the election.
News literacy experts and journalists from Stony Brook University’s School of Communication and Journalism will offer tips and strategies for figuring out what to trust, what to question, and what to do about it all.
