Ground Truth Lecture: The Search for Honest Reporting in the Era of Fake News
When: Thursday,
February 15, 2018
6:00 PM
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7:30 PM
Where: > See description for location
Cost: free
Description: Charles M. Sennott, Founder & Executive Director of the Ground Truth Project will be presenting a lecture Thursday, February 15 from 6:00-7:30 pm in the Francis J. Larkin Moot Courtroom at the UMass Dartmouth Law School, 333 Faunce Corner Rd, No. Dartmouth.
The GroundTruth Project is an award-winning nonprofit media organization dedicated to supporting a new generation of journalists and to adding increased knowledge and understanding on critical global issues through enterprise journalism.
GroundTruth is committed to narrative storytelling that enlightens and informs across media platforms, including digital, radio/podcast, television and documentary film. Their reporting centers on issues of social justice that matter for an increasingly interconnected world, including human rights, freedom of expression, emerging democracies, the environment, religious affairs and global health.
Sennott, a veteran journalist with a storied career as a foreign correspondent, will speak about attacks on the media and what can be done to strengthen legitimate journalism. “There are problems across the information landscape, including fake news manufactured in the dark corners of the web and in the corridors of power, he says. Opposite ends of the political spectrum retreat to cable news and social media networks that reinforce existing views.
GroundTruth supports enterprise and investigative reporting from all corners of the globe, including underreported areas of the United States. The mission of Groundtruth is to shatter preconceived ideas and get to the heart of an issue through factual, objective and immersive reporting that enlightens and informs across all media platforms.
The GroundTruth Project is an award-winning nonprofit media organization dedicated to supporting a new generation of journalists and to adding increased knowledge and understanding on critical global issues through enterprise journalism.
GroundTruth is committed to narrative storytelling that enlightens and informs across media platforms, including digital, radio/podcast, television and documentary film. Their reporting centers on issues of social justice that matter for an increasingly interconnected world, including human rights, freedom of expression, emerging democracies, the environment, religious affairs and global health.
Sennott, a veteran journalist with a storied career as a foreign correspondent, will speak about attacks on the media and what can be done to strengthen legitimate journalism. “There are problems across the information landscape, including fake news manufactured in the dark corners of the web and in the corridors of power, he says. Opposite ends of the political spectrum retreat to cable news and social media networks that reinforce existing views.
GroundTruth supports enterprise and investigative reporting from all corners of the globe, including underreported areas of the United States. The mission of Groundtruth is to shatter preconceived ideas and get to the heart of an issue through factual, objective and immersive reporting that enlightens and informs across all media platforms.
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