With misinformation on the rise globally, how do you identify trustworthy information?
Coloradoan Conversations is the Coloradoan's opinion forum. Each Friday we'll pose two conversation-starting questions online at Coloradoan.com/opinion and moderate online discussion through the following Wednesday, recapping the best discussion points online the following Friday and in Sunday's printed edition.
This week's Coloradoan Conversation Starter:
In May, the Northern Colorado Deliberative Journalism Project will host a webinar on how local communities and newsrooms can better address concerns of misinformation, headlined by Colorado State University Associate Professor of Political Science Dominik Stecula.
While misinformation is on the rise, pushed by social media, international state media and other sources, debate on the topic is as fundamental as the definition of misinformation. Merriam-Webster defines misinformation as "incorrect or misleading information," while Oxford goes further, calling it "a form of propaganda involving the dissemination of false information with the deliberate intent to deceive or mislead." With that background, what tools or actions do you currently use, or think should be used, to decipher what media or content is trustworthy and what requires further questioning?
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Take part: Join the Northern Colorado Deliberative Journalism Project's misinformation webinar May 12
Our other question of the week: Fort Collins' ban on plastic grocery bags is almost here. How will it change how you shop?
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