Host: Ann Luther, League of Women Voters of Maine Engineer: Amy Browne Issue: Participatory Democracy Program Topic: Fake News: Who Can You Trust? Key Discussion Points: We’ll talk about the proliferation of news sources in the internet age The role of independent journalism in a liberal democracy The challenges for citizens in finding real news. b) Guests: John Christie, co-founder and senior editor for the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. pinetreewatchdog.org/about/ Naomi Schalit, co-founder and senior reporter for the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. pinetreewatchdog.org/about/ Melissa Zimdars, assistant professor of communication at Merrimack College in Massachusetts www.merrimack.edu/live/profiles/586-melissa-mish-zimdars To learn more about this topic: Study: Breitbart-led right-wing media ecosystem altered broader media agenda, Columbia Journalism Review, March 3, 2017 The Real Story About Fake News Is Partisanship, The Upshot, New York Times, January 11, 2017 There’s an intriguing sociological reason so many Americans are ignoring facts lately, Business Insider, February 27, 2017 The all-volunteer team at the League of Women Voters – Downeast who plan and coordinate this series includes: Starr Gilmartin Maggie Harling Linda Hoskins Ann Luther Maryann Ogonowski Pam Person Leah Taylor Linda Washburn FMI re League of Women Voters of Maine: www.lwvme.org

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