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“Clickbait, Fake News, and The Fourth Estate: Why Journalism is More Vital Than Ever”

March 30, 2017 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Washington Post reporters Katie Mettler and Jessica Contrera will visit UMaine at the end of March as this year’s visiting journalists for the Alan Miller Fund for Excellence in Communication and Journalism Program.  In addition to attending journalism classes, Mettler and Contrera will give a public talk entitled, “Clickbait, Fake News, and The Fourth Estate: Why Journalism is More Vital Than Ever” on Thursday, March 30. The talk will be held in Wells Conference Center Room 3 and run from 2:00-3:30pm, with a reception to follow from 3:30-5:00pm. Both the talk and the reception are free and open to the public. For questions, please contact Professor Josh Roiland

Details

Date:
March 30, 2017
Time:
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Venue

Wells Conference Center
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469 United States

Organizer

Joshua Roiland
Email:
joshua.roiland@maine.edu
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