As the academic term is coming to its end, I am formally starting the process of assembling materials for an 8-10 chapter book, tentatively calledView More
Month: March 2019
End-of-Class Poster Session: Case Studies of Misinforming & Disinforming
When? Wed, April 10th 10:30 am – 1:00 p.m. Where? FIMS & Nursing Building (FNB) Atrium (1st floor lobby). Who? Graduate FIMS Students (See ListView More
Lazar to Present on Detecting Lies in Criminal Cases
On April 5, 2019, Zaia Lazar, an expert on investigative interviewing techniques and instructor of front line supervisor course at the Ontario Police College presentsView More
Cornwell presents on Covert Advertising
On March 15, 2019, Sarah Cornwell, LIS PhD Candidate, gave a talk, entitled “Covert Advertising: How marketing is hidden in Canadian Newspapers” as part ofView More
Wong on Motivations for Sharing News on Social Media
On March 12, 2019, Lola Wong, LIS PhD Candidate, gave a talk, entitled “Motivations for Sharing News & Non-personal Content on Social Media” as partView More
Compton’s Talk “From Slump to Trump Media”
On March 1, 2019, Dr. James Compton, FIMS Faculty, gave a talk, entitled ““From Slump to Trump Media” as part of the “Guest Speaker SeriesView More
Stacey on Making of Fact News
On February 15, 2019, Megan Stacey, the London city hall reporter for the London Free Press, gave a talk, entitled “The Making of the FactView More
Sadler on Hunting Court Case Documents
On February 8, 2019, John R. Sadler, Director and Senior Librarian, Law Library at Western University gave a talk, entitled “Docket to Deadline: Hunting courtView More
Chen on Psychology of Mis/Disinformation
On January 25, 2019 Yimin Chen, LIS PhD Candidate, gave a talk, entitled “To err is human; to troll, divine: The psychology of mis/disinformation” asView More
Interdisciplinary Speaker Series on Misinformation/Disinformation in FIMS Graduate Course
In Winter 2019 academic term, I created and delivered a new interdisciplinary course at FIMS, Western. The course is further described on my Teaching Website.View More