Local journalism, as many have known it, seems to have disappeared. The moral panic around fake news and rise of so-called news deserts has led to a public crisis of confidence, especially around how these challenges pertain to local and national news sources. Join us for our Community Conversations webinar where the presenters will dissect these challenges and offer practical hands-on solutions that people can use to be more news media literate, better informed about local issues, and motivate their civic engagement.   Professors and authors Mickey Huff and Nolan Higdon, from Diablo Valley College and Project Censored will lead this discussion. Susan Hildreth, League of Women Voters Diablo Valley will moderate. (Registration link – coming soon.) Information on how to access the Zoom webinar will be sent to your email address 24 hours before the program.  Audience questions will be collected and answered through the Zoom chat.Community Conversations are sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Diablo Valley, the League of Women Voters of West Contra Costa County, CCTV, and the Contra Costa County Library.  The webinar will have simultaneous Spanish and American Sign Language  interpretation. The Library will provide closed captioning for this event.This program will be recorded and uploaded to the Library and LWVDV YouTube channels after the event.Contact programs@lwvdv.org for more information.