“With a glut of accessible information and ceaselessly accelerating technologies that curate and multiply it for us, public understanding of science is increasingly vulnerable to manipulation and misinformation. How do journalists confront misinformation, conspiracy theories, and misleading ways of communicating scientific ideas? Where does bias manifest in scientific research, from ideation, methodologies, observation, conclusions, and discussions?
“OpenMind Magazine Editors-in-Chief Corey Powell and Pamela Weintraub will explore these questions on Monday, October 7, 2024, at the Roosevelt House in New York City, hosted by Professor Sissel McCarthy, director of Hunter College’s journalism program. A livestream will be available.