Don't Miss SPJ/LA's Media Literacy Panel: "Fighting the Fakers"

"Fake news" is an accusation leveled almost daily by pundits and politicians, while conspicuous fact-checking has become a mainstay of political coverage. Public confidence in the press has fallen to single digits. And Facebook is gearing up efforts to fight "information operations" designed to "distort ... political sentiment."

  • How can the average reader sidestep spin and sort out the truth?
  • Identify what's left out of a story?
  • Fact check the fact checkers?
  • How can reporters avoid bias and signal the authority of their sources?
  • Identify the narrative within the chaos of social media?
  • What are media outlets doing to fight back?
  • What's the long-term impact on the free press?

Join our panelists for a discussion on media literacy in an age of instant and endless information, followed by Q&A.

Panelists:

  • Jim Newton is a veteran journalist who spent 25 years at the Los Angeles Times -- working as an editor, bureau chief and columnist -- before joining the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and founding Blueprint magazine. Jim has authored three critically acclaimed and best-selling biographies.
  • Evan George is the managing producer for public radio station KCRW's "To the Point," the live, nationally syndicated show hosted by Warren Olney, which provides a daily in-depth look at national and international issues driving headlines. Before radio, Evan covered health care and courts as a newspaper editor and reporter.          
  • Kelly Whitney, director of integrated media for NBC4, oversees the station's digital news coverage and social media strategy. Kelly began her career as a print reporter and has covered beats ranging from courts to biotech.

When:  Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 7 p.m.
(doors open at 6:30 p.m.)

Where:  Chemistry 3 Room, Los Angeles City College

Parking: Free parking is available in the faculty lot at North Heliotrope Drive and Monroe Street (campus address is 855 N. Vermont Avenue)

Note: The Chemistry Building is at the north end of campus on Willow Brook Avenue (see campus map here: http://www.lacitycollege.edu/public/cmap/LACC-Campus-Map.pdf) and Chem 3 is on the basement level
 
Cost: Free to the public. Students are encouraged to attend.
 
RSVP: spjlosangeles@gmail.com

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