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SUMMARY:Learn to Discern:
LOCATION:Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library\nKate Waller Barrett Branch Li
 brary
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DESCRIPTION:Come join Barrett Branch Library and IREX to learn how t
 o detect and build resilience against misleading information\, emoti
 onal manipulation\, and "fake news.".\nhttps://alexandria.libnet.info/e
 vent/1369637
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="text-align: left\;"><span style="co
 lor: #000000\;">Misinformation and disinformation have emerged in recent y
 ears as one of our most urgent and challenging problems. In the United Sta
 tes\, these issues are increasingly complex\, amplified by a broadly acces
 sible and rapidly evolving digital media landscape\, political polarizatio
 n\, and a loss of trust across institutions such as the government\, scien
 ce\, and the news media.&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p style="text-align: left\;">
 <span style="color: #000000\;"><strong>Learn to Discern</strong> is an&nbs
 p\;interactive training&nbsp\;and skills building approach&nbsp\;to media 
 literacy education that addresses emotional responses to news and informat
 ion and&nbsp\;teaches the latest&nbsp\;critical information consumption&nb
 sp\;and disinformation detection skills.&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p><span style
 ="color: #000000\;"><strong>Registration is limited to 15 participants. Re
 gister&nbsp\;<span style="color: #0000ff\;"><a href="https://docs.google.c
 om/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfREkdtG2ZTImemXiLkt8IVZafu5RnNURialZWfSmFqsIMcYA/view
 form" style="color: #0000ff\;">here</a></span></strong></span></p>\n<p><em
 ><span style="color: #333333\;">A nonprofit organization committed to glob
 al development and education\, IREX has focused on people and communities 
 since 1968. With an annual portfolio of $90 million and 400 staff worldwid
 e\, IREX works with partners in more than 100 countries in four areas esse
 ntial to progress: empowering youth\, cultivating leaders\, strengthening 
 institutions\, and extending access to quality education and information. 
 We work with partners around the world to increase people's ability to eng
 age with vibrant information\, strengthen independent media\, and broaden 
 access to quality education.</span></em><br /><br /><em><span style="color
 : #333333\;">IREX first implemented its Learn to Discern approach to count
 er highly sophisticated disinformation campaigns in Ukraine.&nbsp\;We are 
 now piloting the curriculum in the United States with local communities an
 d journalists.</span></em></p>\n<p>Contact Megan at&nbsp\;mzimmerman@alexl
 ibraryva.org&nbsp\;for more information.</p>\nhttps://alexandria.libnet.in
 fo/event/1369637
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