Joel Simon at The Cornwall Library

As COVID-19 spread around the world, so did government censorship. The Infodemic lays bare not just old-fashioned censorship, but also the mechanisms of a modern brand of “censorship through noise,” which moves beyond traditional means of state control to open the floodgates of misinformation, overwhelming the public with lies and half-truths.

Joel Simon will be in conversation with Anne Garrels, former senior foreign correspondent for NPR.

Note: Due to the increase in cases of Covid-19 in Connecticut, proof of vaccination is requested, and masks are required for this event.  

Joel Simon is a fellow at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia Journalism School. He is the author of three books, including We Want to Negotiate, also from Columbia Global Reports.