Rebuilding Trust in Journalism in the Age of Misinformation
An event at Columbia Global Center Amman featured the dean of Columbia Journalism School, Jelani Cobb, discussing the implications of misinformation for modern journalists and the media landscape.
As networks of bad actors push misinformation throughout the world, how can journalists rebuild society's trust in their work?
A recent discussion at Columbia Global Center Amman, Faultlines and Deadlines: Rebuilding Trust in Journalism in the Age of Misinformation, featured a keynote address by Jelani Cobb, Dean and Henry R. Luce Professor of Journalism at the Columbia Journalism School. Dean Cobb analyzed the challenges and opportunities in a media landscape defined by overlapping economic, technological and social challenges. The talk explored the roots of those disruptions, their implications for contemporary journalism and explore the roads we may take to a more sustainable future for the field.
Opening remarks were delivered by Wafaa El-Sadr, Executive Vice President for Columbia Global, who also moderated a dynamic Q&A session with the audience.
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