What is ‘fake news’? Why do people believe it? Is there anything that can or should be done to limit or stop the spread of 'fake news'?
University Libraries and the Ohio State School of Communication are offering a free symposium on the much-discussed ‘fake news’ challenge, organized by the OSU Center for Ethics and Human Values. The symposium is set for Friday, October 19, 8:20 a.m. through 4:30 p.m., and will be held in 320 Pomerene Hall.
The symposium will include three panels with experts on various aspects of ‘fake news’:
Misinformation and Communication:
- Kelly Garrett (Communication, OSU)
- Michael Lynch (Philosophy, UCONN)
- Briony Swire-Thompson (Northeastern Network Science Institute and Harvard Institute for Quantitative Social Sciences)
Misinformation and the Mind:
- Emily Thorson (Political Science, Syracuse)
- Eve Whitmore (Western Reserve Psychological Associates)
- Mark Whitmore (Management and Information Systems, Kent State)
Misinformation and Society:
- Jeff Trimble (Communication, OSU; Former Deputy Director, Broadcasting Board of Governors)
- Alex Worsnip (Philosophy, UNC-Chapel Hill)
- Olga Kamenchuk (Communication, OSU)
- Erik Nisbet (Communication, OSU)
The day will conclude with a break-out session on educational responses to the ‘fake news’ challenge, led by Hilary Bussell, Social Sciences Librarian at Ohio State.
Register for this free conference here.
This event is supported by the Decision Sciences Collaborative and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.