“Journalists have long been charged with sorting fact from fiction through their reporting. But what happens when readers redefine what they see as truth and what they’ll accept as fact?” asks the National Press Club’s Journalism Institute.
In a one-hour webinar at 11:30 am ET on June 10, New York Times writer Elizabeth Williamson will share the insights she gained into how conspiracies grow as she reported and wrote her critically acclaimed book, “Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Battle for Truth,” published this spring.
The institute says, “Participants will learn to:
- Identify how misinformation and political conspiracy theories have spread;
- Work with sensitivity and clarity while reporting on conspiracy theories;
- Pre-bunk conspiracy theories through early reporting;
- Use trauma-informed reporting methods while working with people suffering tragedy; and
- Organize reporting and deep research to craft a long-form narrative.”
Registration is free.