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Dr. Seema Yasmin "The U.S. and the Holocaust," Navigating Misinformation
Tune in for a discussion with Emmy-winning journalist Dr. Seema Yasmin, author of What The Fact, in connection with The US and the Holocaust: A film by Ken Burns.
8 p.m.
PBS Books, in collaboration with PBS Newshour Student Reporting Labs, is pleased to present a conversation with Emmy-winning journalist Dr. Seema Yasmin, author of "What The Fact," in connection with "The US and the Holocaust" a film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein, and in celebration of National Media Literacy Week. Yasmin’s book is an accessible guide that traces the spread of misinformation and disinformation through our fast-moving media landscape and teaches readers of all ages about the skills that will help them identify and counter poorly sourced clickbait and misleading headlines. Dr. Seema Yasmin will be interviewed by PBS Newshour Student Reporting Labs’ Isaac Harte, who is a 10th-grade student at the Shipley School and a MediaWise Teen Fact-Checker. In addition, a PBS Newshour Student Reporting Labs story, created by Thais Giraudet, about misinformation and activism will be shared and discussed as connections are made to "US history and the Holocaust."