Panel in Murfreesboro to Discuss Fact Checking in an Election Time

Sep 23, 2016 at 01:39 pm by bryan


In the new media world that increasingly blurs fact and opinion, how are voters to check politicians' claims? How does a person decide what media outlets to trust? And how are partisan news outlets affecting voters' perceptions of the facts? Three panelists will discuss these issues and related questions in a program hosted by the League of Women Voters on Tuesday evening, October 11, at the Heritage Center, 225 W. College Street. Social time and refreshments begin at 6:00 PM and the program begins at 6:30. The public is invited.

Panelists will include Dr. Ken Blake, co-founder and director of the MTSU Poll, a nonpartisan telephone survey conducted twice yearly across Tennessee; Dr. Larry Burriss, professor in the MTSU School of Journalism and retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force; and Meribah Knight, a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times; O, The Oprah Magazine; The PBS News Hour; and other print, radio and multimedia outlets. Audience question and answer time will be offered after short presentations by each speaker.

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The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. Membership in the League is open to men and women of all ages. For more information about this program and the League, visit lwvrutherford.org.

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