Bill Rufty
Barry Friedman, editor and publisher of the online news site, lkldnow.com, will discuss the evolution of fake news as a major issue in current events and how readers can become more discerning of online postings.
Entitled “Fake News: Democracy in an Age of Media Bubbles and Infotainment News,” the event will be held 3:30 – 5:30 p.m., Sunday at the Just Dance Studio, 124 S. Kentucky Ave., Lakeland. An “admission fee” of $5 is requested for light refreshments during the two-hour seminar discussing the growing problem of fake news or deliberate propaganda.
Friedman notes that the 2016 election revealed a need for media consumers to know how to judge the credibility of what they read.
