Badger Talk - Fond du Lac: "Deciding What's True in a Polarized Society"
Speaker: Michael Wagner
Event Details
Date
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Time
6-7:45 p.m.
Location
Fond du Lac Public Library- 32 Sheboygan St, Fond du Lac, WI 54935
Description
The talk reviews research on fake news, fact-checking, selective exposure to like-minded media outlets and describes the implications for democracy. Michael W. Wagner (Bachelor of Journalism, University of Nebraska; Ph.D., Indiana University) is Associate Professor and Louis A. Maier Faculty Development Fellow in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Cost
Free