Newsflash: No Such Thing as Fake News!
(Room JW Grand Ballroom 2)
04 Jul 18
1:30 PM
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2:45 PM
Real journalism bears no relation to “fake news,” a misappropriation of the concept of “news.” Elaine Monaghan, a Scot, linguist, and former Reuters correspondent who teaches journalism at Indiana University-Bloomington’s Media School, tells how journalism is created and shares examples of the power of journalism to change people’s lives. She reveals the attributes and anatomies of quality news stories and shows how to fact check textual and visual content you see online. She shares information about the latest technologies and techniques journalists are using to overcome the tyranny of the deadline, the bottom line, and the everyday dangers journalists face. At the same time, she gives an honest portrayal of the everyday pressures journalists face as they strive to be what Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has called “the lookouts who stand on the watchtower, day after day and all night long, in the watches of the night.”