Moment of Truth, Sorting Fact From Fiction in the Misinformation Age

Moment of Truth: Sorting Fact from Fiction in the Misinformation Age. Presentation and Q&A with Lisa Osborn, Starshine Roshell and Amy Marie Orozco. Thursday, September 5, 2024 from 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm at 1219 State Street, home of TV Santa Barbara’s downtown media hub. Tickets are free for TV Santa Barbara, $20.00 per person for general admission and seating is limited to 60 people.

From AI to social media to election politics, it’s tough to know what to believe online anymore! Local journalists and truth crusaders Starshine Roshell, Lisa Osborn and Amy Marie Orozco are offering practical tips and easy-to-follow advice to help Central Coasters become savvy, responsible media consumers. Learn to spotdoctored images, check sources, resist falling for “ragebait” — content that spurs you to share it without even verifying — and avoid spreading misinformation to your friends and family. Moment of Truth: Sorting Fact from Fiction in the Misinformation Age is made possible by a grant from the Association for Women in Communications Advancement Fund and the fiscal sponsorship of the Santa Barbara Foundation.

Lisa Osborn is an award-winning newscaster, producer, and voice-over talent. She spent much of her 20+ year broadcasting career anchoring news at top radio stations in Los Angeles and hosting a music show on a national music network. As news and public affairs director at KCSB-FM, the radio station at UC Santa Barbara, Lisa coaches, mentors and presents workshops to students and community members on various aspects of journalism and news writing. Lisa is a current member of the AWC-SB board of directors. She and her producing partner have a YouTube travel video channel (@SBScenic) and have received two AWC Clarion Awards.

Starshine Roshell is an award-winning journalist, producer and educator who’s received both the national AWC Headliner Award and her local chapter’s Women of Achievement Award. She was a news and features reporter for over a decade at the Santa Barbara News-Press and helped lead the reporters’ walkout there over the publisher’s failed journalistic ethics. She taught journalism at UCSB and SBCC, and now produces educational videos for LinkedIn. In her free time, Starshine volunteers with the News Literacy Project, teaching both students and adults how to spot—and stop—misinformation.

Amy Marie Orozco was recognized as AWC chapter Member of the Year in 2021. A writer and editor by trade, her work appears in national magazines and online formats. She offers editorial, digital, marketing, and creative services to a variety of clients including print and online publications, social media influencers, government agencies, entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and public relations firms. Amy also volunteers her publicity/media relations expertise to Catalyst for Cats, a Santa Barbara County-based nonprofit, and sits on the board of trustees of the Carpinteria Valley Historical Society.