Alabama Media Professionals

Join us Thursday!! #Election season is underway and you won’t want to miss this event! 🇺🇸 Distinguishing News from Misinformation in Advance of the 2024 Elections 🗓️ Thursday, May 30, 2024 ⏰ 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 📍Hoover Public Library ☕️ Light snacks will be provided 🎟️ FREEEEEE You’ll learn about the media’s role in political campaigns, with a focus on recognizing misinformation in advance of the 2024 local, state, and national elections. This event seeks to provide historical context as well as an in-depth look at how current technologies are expected to affect the information landscape this year. Hear from these esteemed journalism and political media scholars: 🎤 Dr. Bill Singleton, assistant professor of communication and media at Samford University 🎤 Dr. Matthew Barnidge, professor in the UA College of Communication & Information Sciences at The University of Alabama AND, a panel of incredible local reporters and editors will provide insight into ethical journalism practices and answer audience questions: 🎙️Alander Rocha — government policy and healthcare reporter for Alabama Reflector (States Newsroom) 🎙️Andrew Yeager — managing editor, WBHM 🎙️Barnett Wright — executive editor, Birmingham Times 🎙️Jon Anderson — editor, Hoover Sun 🎙️Virginia Martin — news editor, BirminghamWatch This project, hosted by Alabama Media Professionals and the Hoover Public Library, is supported by the Alabama Humanities Alliance, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. #Media #Journalism #Reporters #NewsMedia #News #Television #Radio #Newspapers #Multimedia #Communications #Journalists #Alabama #BirminghamAL #Election2024 #Politics

Please join us at Hoover Library May 30 at 6 p.m. to learn about election misinformation and the media's role in political campaigns. While misinformation has always existed, its power has grown exponentially in recent years. Artificial intelligence (including video, photo, and audio generators) now allows those who want to deceive to do that with false content that is high-quality as well as quick and easy to produce. This event will provide historical context as well as an in-depth look at how current technologies are expected to affect the information landscape this year. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gDEXZEYK The event is free and snacks will be provided.

Please join us at Hoover Library May 30 at 6 p.m. to learn about election misinformation and the media's role in political campaigns. While misinformation has always existed, its power has grown exponentially in recent years. Artificial intelligence (including video, photo, and audio generators) now allows those who want to deceive to do that with false content that is high-quality as well as quick and easy to produce. This event will provide historical context as well as an in-depth look at how current technologies are expected to affect the information landscape this year. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gDEXZEYK The event is free and snacks will be provided.

We've been having an awesome time with Breakthrough Birmingham scholars during a Mass Media and Journalism Club aimed at #newsliteracy and debunking misinformation. Our fifth of six weekly meetings is tonight. Thanks so much to the journalists who have led previous sessions: Carla Wade, Aajene Robinson and Solomon Crenshaw Jr.

Thank you so much to the speakers and panelists at Alabama Media Professionals #newsliteracy event at Pinson Public Library. They helped community members learn about the ethics and evolution of journalism as well as the rising threat of misinformation in advance of the 2024 elections. We'll be holding a similar event in Hoover May 30 and hope to see you there! #StopMisinformation

We invite greater Birmingham community members to learn about the media’s role in political campaigns, with a focus on recognizing misinformation in advance of the 2024 local, state, and national elections. A free event will be held Thursday, March 21, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Pinson Public Library. A light dinner will be provided. While misinformation has always existed, its power has grown exponentially in recent years. Artificial intelligence (including video, photo, and audio generators) now allows those who want to deceive to do that with false content that is high-quality as well as quick and easy to produce. Join us to become a well-informed media consumer!

We invite greater Birmingham community members to learn about the media’s role in political campaigns, with a focus on recognizing misinformation in advance of the 2024 local, state, and national elections. A free event will be held Thursday, March 21, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Pinson Public Library. A light dinner will be provided. While misinformation has always existed, its power has grown exponentially in recent years. Artificial intelligence (including video, photo, and audio generators) now allows those who want to deceive to do that with false content that is high-quality as well as quick and easy to produce. Join us to become a well-informed media consumer!