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Election 2020 Media Challenges in Age of Misinformation
July 8, 2020 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Join moderator Melinda Henneberger, 2019 Pulitzer Finalist for Commentary, Opinion Columnist Kansas City Star and panelists Pam Fessler, NPR Reporter, Voting Beat and Maria Peña, Digital Reporter Telemundo to discuss the following questions and more.
How has disinformation and misinformation impacted professional journalism?
How do editors assign stories and allocate resources towards voting and election coverage over the electoral season?
Why do some seemingly discounted stories stay alive when other important stories seem to be missed?
How is “what’s important” decided?
What discussions are being had in media operations on disinformation/misinformation?
Are they interested in hearing from news consumers?
How can the news consumers best help journalists? When do we NOT help?
Lots of time for interaction and Q/A.