THIS FOR THE UPCOMING ELECTION SEASON. >> DANIELLE PETTY WITH PROPUBLICA HOSTED THE TRAINING SESSION. ORGANIZERS WANT TO EQUIP STUDENTS WITH THE RIGHT TOOLS TO SPOT MISINFORMATION. MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE TOOK PART IN THE ALL DAY EVENT. IT STARTED OFF WITH THIS PUBLIC SESSION AT TEMPLE HALL. STUDENTS LEARNED HOW TO USE GOOGLE TO DETECT MISINFORMATION. THAT INCLUDES REVERSE IMAGE SEARCHING AND HOW TO SPECIFY WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR WHEN THEY ARE SEARCHING THE WEB. SOME STUDENTS SAY THIS TRAINING IS COMING AT A CRITICAL TIME. >> AS STUDENT JOURNALISTS, IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND ESPECIALLY AS PEOPLE GOING INTO THE WORLD OF JOURNALISM, IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO COMBAT MISINFORMATION AND TO STAY AHEAD OF THE CURVE AND ALL OF OUR CLASSES AND IN STUDENT MEDIA, WE’RE GETTING HANDS ON EXPERIENCE COVERING THE ELECTION AND WILL CONTINUE DOING SO. >> STUDENTS ALSO SAY THE MISINFORMATION TODAY IS …
