Last updated: 3/16/05
What’s New: Forum on Fact Checking in the Media, March 30

URI instructors of information literacy will sponsor “Is That a Fact? Fact Checking in the Media” on March 30, 2005, 4:30-6pm in room 271 of the Chafee Social Sciences Building on the Kingston campus.

The forum will explore the procedures and policies that professionals in the news media follow when confirming the facts surrounding news stories that are presented on television, in print and on the Web. Panelists will include:

• Scott Allen, News Editor, turnto10.com

• Betty-Jo Cugini, Vice President of News, WJAR NBC10

• Brian C. Jones, Contributing Writer, Providence Phoenix

• Sheila Lennon, Features & Interactive Producer, Providence Journal

The forum is free and open to the public. Students and the public will learn from these professionals that critical thinking goes beyond checking the accuracy of sources for research papers to seeking credible information in their everyday lives, especially in the news media. Such discussions are an integral part of URI’s LIB 120 Introduction to Information Literacy because they highlight how essential critical thinking is given the sheer amount of information today and the ease with which it can be manipulated.

For more information about this exhibit, please contact Jim Kinnie, University Libraries, (401) 874-9240, jkinnie@uri.edu.