Panelists: Susan Glasser, Katherine Jacobsen, Craig Silverman
Moderator: Julian Sher
Related Readings & Resources
Susan Glasser, Weekly “Letter from Trump’s Washington,” The New Yorker,
Peter Baker and Susan Glasser, The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021. Anchor Books, 2022.
Reports from the Committee to Protect Journalists
Alarm bells: Trump’s first 100 days ramp up fear for the press, democracy. April 30, 2025
CPJ Safety Advisory: Traveling to the US, April 17, 2025
On Edge: What the US election could mean for journalists and global press freedom, October 1, 2024
Websites mentioned by Craig Silverman
The Green Line - An example of new local journalism:
Media Smarts: Canada’s Centre for Digital Media Literacy
CTRL-F digital media literacy program - equips students with the habits and skills they need to find and evaluate online information, and to determine what to trust
Event Details
The return of Donald Trump to the White House has seen not only an unprecedented assault on media freedoms, including lawsuits, personal denunciations of reporters, and stripping news organizations of their credentials. We are also witnessing politicians attack the very notion of fact-checking and truth. Three American journalists on the frontlines of this story look at the dangers -- and the road ahead.
Co-Sponsored by Canadian Association of Journalists, Edmonton Public Library, PEN Canada, Toronto Public Library, and Vancouver Public Library
Panelists:
- Susan Glasser: Staff Writer, The New Yorker; Host, The Political Scene podcast
- Katherine Jacobsen: U.S., Canada, and Caribbean Program Coordinator, Committee to Protect Journalists
- Craig Silverman: Verification Expert in Residence, TMU School of Journalism
Moderator:
- Julian Sher: Journalist and author. Senior Fellow, Centre for Free Expression
Zoom link to event torontomu.zoom.us/j/91941276567
This is a free event and no registration is required.
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