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Bulletin Virtual Program
Media accountability in a world of disinformation June 23, 2021, 12-1 p.m. EDT Join the Alan Alda Centers Laura Lindenfeld and the News Literacy Projects Alan Miller in conversation with the Knight Foundations Paul Cheung to discuss how we can identify and combat growing disinformation. Our conversation springs from the Bulletins May/June magazine on how to dial back a disinformation dystopia. Speakers Laura Lindenfeld is the executive director of the Alan Alda Ctr for Communicating Science, the dean of the School of Communication & Journalism, & the vice provost for academic strategy & planning at Stony Brook University. At the Alda Center, Dr. Lindenfeld oversees an international leader in science communication training, research, & education. As dean of the School of Communication & Journalism, she leads a team of award-winning faculty in educating multimedia journalists & communication professionals. Dr. Lindenfeld's research focuses on how we can advance meaningful, productive interactions with communities & decision-makers by strongly linking knowledge & action. Her work has appeared in a range of journals, & her book was published by Columbia University Press. She has a Ph.D. in cultural studies from the University of California, Davis. Alan Miller is the founder & CEO of the News Literacy Project, a national nonpartisan education nonprofit. He established NLP in 2008, following a 21-year career at the Los Angeles Times, to give middle & high school educators the tools to teach their students how to separate fact from fiction in the digital age. NLP is now the nations leading provider of news literacy education. It offers programs & resources for educators & the public to teach, learn & share the abilities needed to be smart, active consumers of news & information & equal & engaged participants in democracy. During his journalism career, Alan received more than a dozen national reporting honors, including the 2003 Pulitzer for National Reporting. Most recently, Alan was named a 2020 Washingtonian of the Year. He is a graduate of Wesleyan University and has a masters degree in political science from the Univ of Hawaii. Moderator: Paul Cheung Paul Cheung manages a multimillion-$$ investment portfolio at the Knight Foundation. His key investment areas include scaling AI, business sustainability solutions, & mitigating misinformation. Cheung has 20 years of experience in leading digital transformation €” pioneering artificial intelligence, VR/AR & digital training initiatives. He led cross functional teams of journalists, technologists, data-scientists & designers, at media outlets including NBC News Digital, The Associated Press, The Miami Herald, & The Wall Street Journal. https://info.thebulletin.org/MediaAccountability |
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