Between social media and ever-more sophisticated editing software, it's harder than ever for even veteran journalists to tell real news from fake. A free Poynter Institute webinar, "Fighting Fakes and Truth Decay," will discuss how journalists can use digital tools and critical thinking skills to avoid falling for (and reporting on) fake news, and perhaps help their audiences detect it.
The webinar, hosted by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters, will be held from noon to 1 p.m. ET Tuesday, Jan. 4. Topics will include:
- Where does information come from and who is behind it?
- Why do people spread disinformation?
- How can you detect fake photos?
- What is metadata and what will it tell you?
- What does every journalist need to understand about algorithms?
- See the newest tools fakers use to alter video and audio.
- How to use polysearch tools to get to the root of an image’s origin.
Click here to register or for more information.
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