How to Find News You Can Trust. A free webinar series, sponsored by News Literacy Project to provide help in navigating an increasingly crowded and rapidly changing information environment. Each session will last approximately 45 minutes; journalists will be joining the discussions to share their thoughts about trust and credibility as they report the news. Register once to access all three sessions. 

The News Literacy Project presents a 3-session webinar on How to find news you can trust

Session 1 , What is quality journalism? News outlets help us make informed decisions, but the process isn’t always transparent. In this session, you will learn about the standards of quality and ethical journalism, and the overriding mission to inform accurately.

Journalists Brandon Pope of WBEZ and Molly Parker of Lee Enterprises will discuss their work to build credibility and trust with the public and the standards that guide the newsgathering processes.

Brandon is an award-winning and Emmy-nominated journalist, host, podcaster, media critic and columnist, with experience covering a range of topics from politics to sports. He is currently the host of On The Block: Powered by Block Club Chicago on CW26, and the MAKING podcast series from WBEZ and NPR. He is president of the Chicago chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists and is an adjunct professor at Columbia College Chicago.

Molly, a ProPublica distinguished fellow, is an investigative reporter with Lee Enterprises’ Public Service Team, where she works with regional reporters in 25 states to produce impactful, data-driven local journalism. Her investigative work has highlighted oversight failures in public housing, examined shortcomings in child welfare services and exposed a culture of abuse and cover-ups inside a rural Illinois mental health hospital. She is also an adjunct professor of investigative reporting and media ethics at Southern Illinois University.