Learning About Critical Media Literacy with Dr. Nolan Higdon

Thursday, February 20, 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Virtual via Zoom

February 20th is observed as the yearly World Day of Social Justice. In today’s times of media spin, disinformation, social media algorithms controlling our news feeds, AI-generated deepfakes, and other questionable sources of news, there seems to be no reliable standard for accurate information. It is extremely challenging for people to work for social justice when we can’t collectively agree on the essential facts of what is happening “out there” in our world.

Can modern media be trusted to bring us reliable facts? Join Dr. Nolan Higdon, author and university lecturer at University of California, Santa Cruz, for a thought-provoking and helpful presentation about critical media literacy. Dr. Higdon will also touch upon the many causes of our current situation, such as vested corporate interests and governmental collusion with Big Tech. There will be time for questions and answers.

Dr. Higdon is the author of several books, including The Anatomy of Fake News: A Critical Thinking Guide to Communication, Conflict Management, and Critical Media Literacy (2022). He is a founding member of the Critical Media Literacy Conference of the Americas, a National Judge for Project Censored, and a regular expert contributor for CBS, NBC, The New York Times, and The San Francisco Chronicle.

$15 per person; please register online at shalomretreats.org or by calling 563.582.3592 by noon on Thursday, February 20.