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DESCRIPTION:Detecting Disinformation and "Pink Slime" False News Content 
 \n\nOrganization: PEN America \n\nDate and time: Tue, November 9, 2021 @ 
 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PST\n\nRegister here: 
 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/detecting-disinformation-and-pink-slime-sites-tickets-192801272797\n\n\nAs 
 disinformation campaigns grow more sophisticated, it can become more 
 difficult to detect false content online. \n\nThis can lead to a number of 
 harmful outcomes including a decline in public trust in the press, 
 polarized communities, and fractured civic dialogue. Fortunately we can 
 take a proactive approach in media literacy to counter these effects. 
 \n\nPEN America believes it is vital to equip the public with the knowledge 
 and skills to become more discerning news consumers, fit to defend 
 themselves against disinformation about voting, public health, and beyond, 
 which includes being able to recognize "pink slime" websites and other 
 sites promoting false content.\n\nDuring this session, we'll discuss the 
 basics of media literacy including terminology, psychology, and a brief 
 history of how disinformation campaigns disenfranchise voters and threaten 
 public health, and then we'll dive deeper into how media literacy skills 
 can be used to spot sites posing as real news sources, as well as foster 
 peaceful dialogue and connections as well as civic engagement. 
 \n\nParticipants will walk away with concrete strategies for guarding 
 against misleading content online as part of PEN America’s Media Literacy 
 Toolkit, as well as tips on how to source credible information.\n\nLeague 
 of Women Voters Detroit and the Detroit Public Library are partnering in 
 these talks promoting voter education and tools for action. Hannah Waltz of 
 PEN America will present.\n\n\nABOUT: PEN 
 America\n\nhttps://pen.org/about-us/\n\nFounded in 1922, PEN America is the 
 largest of the more than 100 centers worldwide that make up the PEN 
 International network. PEN America works to ensure that people everywhere 
 have the freedom to create literature, to convey information and ideas, to 
 express their views, and to access the views, ideas, and literatures of 
 others.\n\nPEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human 
 rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide. We 
 champion the freedom to write, recognizing the power of the word to 
 transform the world. Our mission is to unite writers and their allies to 
 celebrate creative expression and defend the liberties that make it 
 possible.\n\nPEN America, a registered 501(c)(3) organization.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/10/26/18845936.php
SUMMARY:Detecting Disinformation and "Pink Slime" False Content Posing as News / PEN America
LOCATION:Online webinar
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/10/26/18845936.php
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