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COSI (Conversations on Social Issues)

Most Thursdays at noon; Virtually on Zoom (unless otherwise noted)

Summary

The Media Landscape, Mis- and Disinformation, and Information Literacy in the Current Moment

Description: Librarians discuss the current media landscape and how our political beliefs in this moment are shaped by the information we encounter. We will address things that have come up in previous COSI sessions related to media and information. And we will share some relevant research we've done on the spread of mis- and disinformation.

Facilitators: Central librarians Alyssa Jocson-Porter, Katy Dichter, and Greta Treistman

Publishers

Recommended Reading

Crowdsourced book recommendations from COSI participants

Event recording

People

Crowdsourced list of people that participants in this COSI look to for information and analysis. Journalists, activists, librarians, and more.

Mariame Kaba: Abolitionist, author, and soon to be librarian; her newsletter is Prisons, Prose, and Protests

Kelly Hayes: Author, organizer, and educator; her newsletter is Organizing My Thoughts

Bisan: Gazan journalist on Instagram and TikTok

alicesparklykat: Astrologer

Ijeoma Oluo: Author and speaker

Gabor Maté: Physician and author

Mehdi Hasan: Broadcaster and author; his media company is Zeteo

Amira Hass: Israeli journalist for Haaretz who lived in Palestine for decades

Prentis Hemphill: Teacher, therapist, facilitator, and author

adrienne maree brown: Author and facilitator

Gideon Levy: Israeli journalist

Naomi Klein: Author and academic; two chapters on Palestine and Israel from her book Doppelganger available for free on her website