Join us at United Facts of America Sept. 27-29! Get context and clarity on America’s most pressing issues leading up to the midterm elections from some of the nation’s top experts in media, politics, technology and counterintelligence.
The virtual celebration of facts will stream Sept. 27-29 and offer sessions with keynote speakers that bring voters context and clarity on the country’s most pressing issues leading up to the midterm elections like inflation, privacy, climate change, misinformation and more.Judy Woodruff
, anchor and managing editor of PBS NewsHour and 2017 recipient of the Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism, will give her take on America’s changing political landscape and share stories from her 50-year career, from covering the White House and moderating presidential debates to blazing new trails for women in journalism as one of the first to co-anchor a national news broadcast.
will weigh the real-world consequences of online misinformation and examine the impact of conspiracy theories on American democracy, including voter participation, health care and the Jan. 6 insurrection., veteran media analyst and NPR’s first full-time TV critic, will speak on public distrust of the media and examine the polarizing tactics that some of today’s fastest-growing news organizations use to target, distract and mobilize audiences.
The online sessions will be facilitated by members of Poynter and PolitiFact’s teaching, reporting and executive teams including Poynter President
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