For Sunshine Week 2021, please join the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition the evening of March 18 for a lively and timely online discussion, “Truth Be Told: The Proliferation of Online Misinformation and Disinformation — And What We Can Do About It.”
The expert panel will address these issues and more:
Why do people believe what they read online, even when it’s outrageous?
What can we do to combat the effects of online misinformation and disinformation in our own lives?
How do we talk to friends and family about it?
What’s the role of social media platforms, political bias and polarization?
6:30 p.m. — Presentation of CFOIC’s Jean Otto Friend of Freedom Awards
7 p.m. — Panel discussion
Speakers:
Alex Roetter, former senior vice president of engineering at Twitter
Nora Benavidez, director of U.S. Free Expression Programs for PEN America
Damaso Reyes, journalist and media literacy expert
Moderator:
Nancy Watzman, director of Lynx LLC and former director of the Colorado Media Project
We are excited to announce COLab will be partnering with Colorado Press Association and Colorado Media Project on a series of media-industry-led working groups that
On behalf of the Paris-based freedom of press watchdog Reporters Without Borders, you’re invited to celebrate the Journalism Trust Initiative‘s one-year anniversary in the United States.
You’re invited to join free virtual training sessions on covering climate issues in the West, hosted by University of Southern California and available to Colorado
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