The Future of Journalism in a Democratic Society
October 27 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Victor Pickard, Professor of Media Policy and Political Economy
Annenberg School for Communication
The plague of misinformation is a threat to democracy, made worse by the loss of local journalism. Pickard, co-director of the Media, Inequality & Change Center at University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School, explores the need for new approaches to mainstream news and social media. He is the author of Democracy Without Journalism? Confronting the Misinformation Society.