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Independent Film Series: "Trust Me"

An exploration of human nature, information technology, media bias, and the need for media literacy to help people trust one another, bring them together and create a more resilient population.

Media Literacy experts Alison Burns and Rosemary Smith will be our guest speakers for the discussion portion of the program.

Dr. Alison Burns is an award-winning teacher in the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism and the director of the College Park Scholars Media, Self and Society program. Also, Burns is researching ways to improve and expand journalism education. She created a “FACTS about Fake News” media literacy workshop with the goal of empowering high school students and others to recognize the value of journalism and make the fight against “fake news” their own. 

Rosemary Smith is a media literacy expert, with international experience in the media over the last three decades. She manages the “Getting Better Foundation” and spearheads its global distribution of award-winning “Trust Me” Documentary and the film’s educational curriculum in partnership with News Literacy Project.

Not rated

1 hour film with a discussion following.