#WebinarWednesday: Fighting misinformation during COVID-19 and Election 2020

Join The Journalism & Women Symposium’s next #WebinarWednesday at 8 p.m. Eastern Time / 5 p.m. Pacific Time Wednesday, June 24 to learn how to fight misinformation and use those skills to better connect with immigrant communities. Register today!

A pandemic of misinformation has broken out alongside the coronavirus. Communities across the world are dealing with competing information sources that are undermining life-saving advice from public health officials, not to mention rumors about protests and the 2020 elections. In this JAWS webinar, you will learn how to identify and correct the misinformation that you find.

Moreover, immigrant communities are uniquely impacted by the coronavirus and misinformation that spreads as quickly as the infection. In this webinar, you will also learn how to better connect with immigrant communities by helping them fight misinformation and keep their families safe and informed.

Come prepared to discuss challenges and examples from your newsroom or community.

Sandra Fish is a past JAWS president working as a 2020 First Draft News fellow while also covering campaign finance and elections in Colorado.

Mazin Sidahmed is the co-founding editor and senior reporter at Documented, a non-profit news site devoted solely to covering New York City’s immigrants and the policies that affect their lives.

Register here for the webinar.