Oberlin College and Conservatory

Fake News Forum

Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 4:30pm to 5:45pm

Mudd Center, Seeley G. (Terrell Main Library), 050 (A-Level)
148 West College Street, Oberlin, OH 44074

Oberlin College Libraries will host a panel discussion on the topic of “Fake News." This forum will allow us to talk as a community about the influence of fake news on public opinion, responsible writing, and reporting of news, challenges to information seekers in consuming, evaluating, and interpreting news, and the impact of writing, distributing, and reading poorly-vetted news.  

Four panelists will speak from various disciplinary perspectives on the creation and dissemination of “fake news,” the impact of such information on our personal and collective discourse, and the responsibilities of the body politic in addressing and confronting issues raised by dubious news sources.

The panelists are:
Steve Volk, emeritus, professor of history

Ferd Protzman, chief of staff,  Rhetoric and Composition Program

Charles Peterson, associate professor of Africana studies

Andy Young, editor of the Chronicle-Telegram

Event Type

Lectures/Symposia/Workshops

Departments

Administrative, Libraries

Hashtag

#OCLFakeNewsForum

Contact Person

Eboni Johnson

Contact Phone Number

440-775-5026

Contact E-mail Address

ejohnson@oberlin.edu

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