Finding water in a news desert: Preparing for elections when news coverage is scarce
Date/Time
4/24/2024
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Eastern
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Eastern
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Event Description
When local news coverage is scarce, how do you find out what’s on the ballot in your community? There are ways you can be informed about ballot initiatives and candidates running for office – including reports on their spending and where they stand on the issues.
The News Literacy Project has invited three experts – Benjy Hamm, director of the University of Kentucky’s Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues; Alana Rocha, editor of the Rural News Network; and Brianna Lennon, county clerk for Boone County, Missouri and co-host of the podcast "High Turnout Wide Margins" – to walk us through how people living in news deserts can prepare to vote in 2024. We’ll talk about obstacles to finding credible information, as well as tools you can use to investigate the who, what, when, where, why and how of the 2024 elections.
The News Literacy Project has invited three experts – Benjy Hamm, director of the University of Kentucky’s Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues; Alana Rocha, editor of the Rural News Network; and Brianna Lennon, county clerk for Boone County, Missouri and co-host of the podcast "High Turnout Wide Margins" – to walk us through how people living in news deserts can prepare to vote in 2024. We’ll talk about obstacles to finding credible information, as well as tools you can use to investigate the who, what, when, where, why and how of the 2024 elections.
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UNITED STATES