Monthly Meeting: Dealing with Disinformation: Standing up for Facts in the Face of Fake News presented by Barbara Alvarez.
PLEASE BE SURE TO RSVP on Meetup or email ASC@jeffersonhumanists.org to get the Zoom link. Attendance is restricted to the first 25 people who RSVP.
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In this presentation, Barbara will share ideas about how we can navigate the rocky information waters. She will discuss historical and contemporary concepts of disinformation, misinformation, and fake news, as well as how information access and creation have changed. She will also talk about fact-checking, ensuring access to credible resources, and educating our communities. In a time when disinformation seems to be everywhere, let’s learn how we can dismantle it.
Barbara Alvarez is an Information Specialist and Instructor of Information Science. She has a Master in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign, as well as an Advanced Specialist Certificate in Information Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Barbara is the author of Embedded Business Librarianship for the Public Librarian with ALA Editions and the first Reproductive Rights Intern at the Freedom From Religion Foundation and was a major winner in their essay competition for graduate students, writing about the bible’s role in the abortion battle. Stay in touch at www.barbaralvarez.com
Join the Jefferson Humanists on September 26th to learn more about this topic and how you can you can be part of the solution in pushing back against fake news.
This program is hosted by Jefferson Humanists, a chapter of the American Humanist Association.
