Webinar: Sound Science and Sound Journalism in an Era of Fake News

Sound Science and Sound Journalism in an Era of Fake News
Wednesday, January 31, 2018 1:15 PM – 2:15 EST

Island Press, in partnership with the Security and Sustainability Forum, will be hosting a webinar featuring veteran journalist Carey Gillam, who is Research Director for the non-profit U.S. Right to Know and author of Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science. On January 31 at 1:15 PM EST Carey will be joined by Dr. Dana Barr, Environmental Health Professor at Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health for a conversation on the impacts of glyphosate on our food and health and how this research serves as a case study for the importance of scientific and journalistic rigor. The discussion will be moderated by journalist Paul Thacker and will be followed by a question and answer session.