Reach Out America will present a program, “The Real Thing: What’s Fake News, What Isn’t, and How You Can Tell” led by Howard Schneider on Wednesday, April 10 at 12:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at 48 Shelter Road in Manhasset.
Schneider is the founding dean of the Stony Brook School of Journalism where he developed the nation’s first course in news literacy, a discipline dedicated to teaching news consumers to become more discerning. He also collaborated with the actor Alan Alda to launch what is now the school’s Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, which trains scientists to speak effectively to the public.
Before his career in academia, Schneider was a journalist at Newsday for 35 years. He ultimately became its editor; during his tenure, the newspaper won eight Pulitzer Prizes. Schneider’s lifetime experience, prescient views and constructive work in the accurate transmission and comprehension of the truth couldn’t be a more apt subject for discussion right here, right now.
Admission to the event is free and refreshments will be served.
