Program Description
Event Details
Join us here at SCLS to view the Livestream of this Metropolitan New York Library Council event.
Investigate the (social) media environment that allows incorrect information to thrive, seek a better understanding of the actors behind these events, and wax philosophical about the current state of counterfeit information and what this foreshadows about the library, archives, and museums community.
SCHEDULE
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Opening keynote with Danah Boyd, President & Founder, Data & Society
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Contextualizing the Issues
Present-Truth: Navigating the World of Fake (and Real) News
Ben Himmelfarb, White Plains Public Library
News, Fake News, and Native Advertising
Rachel King, LIU Brooklyn
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Midday keynote with David Carroll, The New School
2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Converstaion: The history of propaganda & the myth of library neutrality
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Technical Problems, Technical Solutions?
What Do You Meme it’s Not Credible? Using Memes to Counter Misleading Information
Christina Boyle, College of Staten Island
What's New in Fake News Detection: Do automatic detection apps really work?
Darcy Gervasio, SUNY Purchase