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![Jeff Johnson headshot. Text reads: Jeff Johnson, 09, Alumni Spotlight, Senior Producer, MSNBC](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Jeff-JohnsonWeb.png?VersionId=j1ekwSHw.fAehT6O0NC9BHKAc9Y9Qa2i&h=e6f36a9c&itok=xTdaInAY)
![Cheryl Ann Lambert (left), Michele Ewing (right)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/LambertEwing_0.jpg?VersionId=hsMbgwtmczkqrYBH9bu7.rxpxgkoRaaa&h=e6f36a9c&itok=nYbG3Yr8)
Public Relations faculty members Professor Michele Ewing and Associate Professor Cheryl Ann Lambert, Ph.D. sought out the insider perspective from practitioners who have successfully steered organizations through fake news crises. Here's a summary of what they found.
![Collage reads Media and Movements](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Media%20and%20Movements%20Web%20header_1.jpg?VersionId=kefxzMt5B5IVVtRDJ1x8HAUExYZyixTX&h=2e916daa&itok=7MUdWKVX)
![Navigating Fake News2](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/page/Misinformation%20Banner_0.jpg?VersionId=miL9SxT3UwZOM3Qqi0lKsVnoAst5F5Db&h=e6f36a9c&itok=o7m4HncE)
As individuals consume and spread an alarming amount of news during COVID-19, the threat of misinformation is heightened. Emeritus Professor Thomas J. Froehlich, an expert on misinformation in the public sphere, offer contexts about what we're seeing unfold.
![Picture of Latinos in the Media Poster](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Latino.jpg?VersionId=JdHy9_qt1IW.00e69_I1jJVW0rkpZXbb&h=c92bb383&itok=N2GU1GHU)
![The 68th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) is in Prague from May 24 to 28, 2018. The 68th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) is in Prague from May 24 to 28, 2018.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Prague.jpg?VersionId=1pXU4KwgUBCUnwPXBzH2tjTfl.qG8GVh&h=e6f36a9c&itok=m0vgVP9u)
The doctoral program in the College of Communication and Information prepares students for careers as scholars in the disciplines of communication and information.