“Believe it or Not? How Do You Know What is Real News and What is Fabricated?— Longtime Journalist Offers Free Lecture at SCCC
Social media sites and online journalism have changed the platform for news and media, creating challenges in the field and leaving its viewers in a fog, guessing if what they see, read and hear is credible and reliable.
Longtime journalist, writer, editor and publisher Cheryl Conway has been invited by the Visual & Performance Arts Department at Sussex County Community College in Newton and the SCCC Center For Lifelong Learning as a featured lecture to present on this topic. She is set to present her discussion on Tuesday, November 11, at 11 a.m., at the SCCC Media Center - V, MC02.
“I will present on how social media and online platforms have affected journalism, and how content is no longer trusted by its viewers,” shares Conway. “Add in artificial intelligence—an amazing tool—but at the same time how do we know what is real and what is false? Some may call AI wickedly great!”
Conway’s lecture will raise discussion about the pros and cons of social media and online platforms; what news is real, and which is causing conspiracies; how to check if content is accurate; and perhaps why content creators should continue sharing information that is accurate while maintaining journalistic ethics and standards.
A seasoned journalist with 35 years’ experience as a reporter and editor for community newspapers and magazines, as well as publisher of her online publication in her hometown, Conway teaches Journalism I and II at SCCC as well as the Community Journalist Certificate Course offered through the SCCC Center for Lifelong Learning.
For the second year in a row, SCCC has received a grant to continue offering the free Community Journalist Certificate. The training focuses on helping community members develop the skills needed to serve as community journalists, covering community-centered news happening in their hometowns and county. The grant is from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities and designed with input from the Journalism + Design department at the New School.
This lecture is jointly sponsored by the Journalism program offered through SCCC’s Visual & Performance Arts Department, The Center for Lifelong Learning and the New Jersey Council for the Humanities with input from the Journalism + Design department at the New School.