Alabama Media Professionals invites commun ity members of all ages to hear scholars\, local reporters and editors exp lain their processes\, provide insight into ethical-journalism practices\, provide an in-depth look at how current technologies are expected to affe ct the information landscape this year\, and answer audience questions. Li ght snacks will be provided.
\nSpeakers and panelists include: Dr. B ill Singleton\, Assistant Professior of Communication and Media at Samford University\; Dr. Matt Barnidge\, Associate Professor in the Department of Journalism &\; Creative Media at The University of Alabama\; Alander R ocha\, government policy and healthcare reporter for \;Alabama Ref lector\; Barnett Wright\, executive editor\, \;Birmingham Tim es\; Jon Anderson\, editor\, \;Hoover Sun\; and Virginia Martin\, news editor\, \;Birmingham Watch. \;
\nWh ile misinformation has always existed\, its power has grown exponentially in recent years\, and experts in multiple fields are warning it poses an u nprecedented threat to elections taking place in 2024. Artificial intellig ence (including video\, photo\, and audio generators) now allows those who want to deceive to do that with false content that is high-quality as wel l as quick and easy to produce by anyone\, not just those with technical s kills. Through social-media\, misinformation spreads rapidly &ndash\; fast er and reaching more people than factual news\, according to research publ ished in the journal Science. The top global risk over the next two years is misinformation from AI\, per a World Economic Forum survey.
\nThi s project is supported by the Alabama Humanities Alliance\, a state affili ate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views\, findings\, c onclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the Alabama Humanities Alliance or the National Endowm ent for the Humanities.
\nAlabama Media Professionals is a volunteer -run nonprofit that provides professional-development and networking oppor tunities for communicators in various fields\, from news media\, marketing and advertising to education and book writing. The AMP Education Fund is a 501c3 nonprofit whose mission is to offer communications professionals c ontinuing education in ethical\, standards-based practices\, to provide sc holarships for aspiring communicators\, and to help Alabamians of all ages improve their news-literacy skills. For more information\, visit www.almediaprofessionals.org.
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