Apr 5: Journalism vs. Fake News

“Unreality Check: Journalism in the Era of Fake News”

Callie Crossley is the recipient of the 2017 Barbara Sonte Hollander ’60 Award for Women’s Leadership, presented to a woman leader who has made significant contributions to her community and serves as a role model for other women. She is a radio host and frequent commentator on WBGH in Boston, NPR, Beat the Press, and Basic Black. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Politico, The Washington Post, NECN’s Broadside, CNN’s Reliable Sources, On the Media, the PBS NewsHour, and PRI’s The Takeaway. She was formerly a producer for ABC News 20/20. Crossley produced Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years, earning her an Oscar nomination and an Emmy Award.

7-9 p.m. at the Women's Institute (Woodland Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15232) Free and open to the Public.  Please register here: https://www.chatham.edu/events/details.cfm?eventID=17483

Hosted by the Women's Institute at Chatham University, along with community partners 90.5 WESA, the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation, PublicSource, and the Women's Press Club of Pittsburgh.