The expanse of the internet, pervasive social media, and round-the-clock news sites have put a world’s worth of knowledge literally at our fingertips: with a click or two you can summon vast amounts of information about almost anything. Unfortunately, a lot of it is wrong. Often that doesn’t matter much. A false story about the origins of popcorn, for example, isn’t likely to make much tangible difference in anyone’s life, even if you repeat it to everyone you know.
Science Misinformation: Journalism in the Age of Truth Decay. Join the Pulitzer Center for the launch of a new reporting initiative and a virtual conversation about journalistic approaches to addressing the scourge of scientific misinformation and disinformation. This 90-minute discussion will begin on Thursday, September 29, 2022, at 10:00am EDT. The Pulitzer Center and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Department of Science Education cordially invite you to a virtual conversation about the many challenges of scientific misinformation and the role journalists might play in exposing and countering pseudoscience and science denial. Participants will hear perspectives on pseudoscience and misinformation in mass media and society from author and award-winning journalist, Dr. Seema Yasmin, and Dr. Brian Southwell, a leading scholar and expert on misinformation and mass audiences, including science and misinformation as a challenge to public health. Participants will also learn ab