A WVU librarian teaches one of the courses offered to combat fake news.
What’s the news?
With information at our finger tips, it’s sometimes hard to tell what’s real and what is fake news. West Virginia University’s libraries offers a variety of courses to students on how to do research and to look critically at how entertainment and news are delivered through traditional and social media.
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“The latest information crisis extends beyond academia and affects everyone around the globe. With the latest election here in the U.S., we have seen a tidal wave of disinformation on social media and multiple Internet sites attacking solid, fact-based reporting as ‘fake news,’ while promoting fabricated, biased articles as a true account that the main-stream media is trying to oppress.” –Karen Diaz, WVU Libraries interim dean.
“It is critical to making correct decisions and governing our nation that we can trust news outlets. While the media itself, schools, and other organizations work on this issue, it is important that libraries are not overlooked as a valuable partner in helping students and the public work through this problem.” – Karen Diaz, WVU Libraries interim dean.
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The latest information crisis
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Contact:
Monte Maxwell, WVU Libraries communications coordinator
304.293.0306; monte.maxwell@mail.wvu.edu