Join MediaWise specialists from The Poynte r Institute in an interactive escape room game\, where you'll build news s kills to help you tell fact from fiction. \;
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Teams work
together to unlock a series of puzzles requiring them to evaluate news sou
rces\, identify misinformation\, and detect digital manipulation technique
s before time runs out. Use your mis- and disinformation busting skills to
escape the misinfo-room!
This program will be held on the rooftop\,
weather permitting.
About Moments of Truth: An Explo
ration of Journalism&rsquo\;s Past\, Present and Future
P resented in celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Poynter Institute&m dash\;a nonprofit newsroom and media training organization&mdash\;this nat ionally traveling exhibit series explores the role journalism plays in sha ping public trust\, challenging misinformation and helping communities mak e sense of a changing world.
\nCurated by Poynter&rsquo\;s media lit eracy initiative\, MediaWise\, the exhibit takes visitors on a journey thr ough the earliest forms of journalism to today&rsquo\;s AI-driven news lan dscape.
\nAbout The Poynter Institute
\nThe P
oynter Institute is a global nonprofit working to address society&rsquo\;s
most pressing issues by teaching journalists and journalism\, covering th
e media and the complexities facing the industry\, convening and community
building\, improving the capacity and sustainability of news organization
s and fostering trust and reliability of information. The Institute is a g
old standard in journalistic excellence and dedicated to the preservation
and advancement of press freedom in democracies worldwide. Through Poynter
\, journalists\, newsrooms\, businesses\, big tech corporations and citize
ns convene to find solutions that promote trust and transparency in news a
nd stoke meaningful public discourse. The world&rsquo\;s top journalists a
nd emerging media leaders rely on the Institute to learn new skills\, adop
t best practices\, better serve audiences\, scale operations and improve t
he quality of the universally shared information ecosystem.
The Craig
Newmark Center for Ethics and Leadership\, the International Fact-Checkin
g Network (IFCN)\, MediaWise and PolitiFact are all members of the Poynter
organization.
Learn more at \;poynter.org.
About MediaWise
MediaWise is a social-first digital
media literacy initiative of the nonprofit Poynter Institute. The program
teaches people of all ages and backgrounds how to responsibly engage with
online content in the age of information overload. MediaWise was created
in 2018 to empower individuals to find trusted sources and make sense of t
he vast amount of information at their fingertips. MediaWise brings simple
\, yet effective\, digital media literacy tools to people where they are &
mdash\; whether they&rsquo\;re on Facebook\, Instagram\, YouTube\, X\, Tik
Tok\, or in one of the 10 countries where MediaWise operates &mdash\; and
walk them through every step to determine what&rsquo\;s real and what&rsqu
o\;s not on the internet. Through MediaWise\, everyone can do their part t
o reduce the spread of misinformation and elevate the facts.
Explore programs at \;poynter.org/mediawise.