Once upon a time, sifting through the news of the day was a relatively simple process. Presenting “just the facts” was considered standard operating procedure for reputable news organizations, and sorting fact from fiction was something that didn’t present much of a challenge for most people.
How things have changed. With our daily assault of information and rapidly changing sources of intel, it’s tough to know what to believe anymore. In response to this information crisis, journalists and media educators Starshine Roshell, Lisa Osborn, and Amy Marie Orozco have banded together to help spread some truth about sorting fact from fiction in this age of rampant misinformation.
I recently caught up with them in advance of their presentation on Moment of Truth: Sorting Fact from Fiction in the Misinformation Age, which takes place on September 5 at TV Santa Barbara’s downtown media hub.