How Can You Tell If the News You Read Is Real?

As part of their October coverage of "who's in the charge of the news"  local NPR station WILL presented a program on ways to distinguish credible journalism from social media posts that may be shared by friends and family that are not based on fact. Guests were Stephanie Craft, Professor and Head of UIUC's journalism department and Michael Spikes, a Ph.D. student in Learning Sciences at Northwestern. head of UIUC's journalism department and a Ph.D. student in Learning Sciences at Northwestern.  Here's where to learn more/ listen:

• Story on WILL website
• MP3 audio​​

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