The news landscape has grown increasingly complex. Fraught with misinformation, half-truths and native advertising, we’re often left wondering who can we trust?

So this spring Honolulu Civil Beat will launch a quarterly news literacy series in partnership with the Hawaii State Public Library System aimed at empowering you to become active and informed consumers of information.

On Thursday, May 18, please join us for Panel #1: Navigating the Flood of Information, as we tackle one of the main challenges people face -- dealing with the sheer volume of information in the digital age. Learn ways to filter out the noise, how to gauge the reliability and credibility of sources and differentiate fact from fiction.

Panelists:

Stacey Aldrich, State Librarian of the Hawaii State Public Library System

Michelle Broder Van Dyke, Night Editor at BuzzFeed

Brett Oppegaard, Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Hawaii and Columnist at Honolulu Civil Beat

This event is free and open to the public, but space is limited, so please RSVP in advance.