FSS-10 Misinformation and New Media - UCONN Adult Learning Program

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Event:

FSS-10 Misinformation and New Media

Dates:

10/24

Time:

10:00 to 12:00

Category:

Fall2024-SingleSession

Location:

Seabury Heritage Hall

Presenter:

Carolyn Condon Jacobs, Assistant Professor of Media Studies, Central Connecticut State University

In recent years, we have seen a proliferation of misinformation and so-called "fake news." Emerging technologies like generative artificial intelligence have made it increasingly difficult to tell fact from fiction, especially in the realm of digital media. This course explores the spread of misinformation and disinformation through new forms of media, asking how we can preserve truth at a time when we are inundated with sophisticated and convincing lies.