News editors can serve as a bulwark against misinformation being transmitted to the audiences they serve, approving content that is solidly fact checked. Hear from local editors in a panel discussion, “Publishing Fact-Based Journalism: The Critical Role of News Editors,” on disinformation and accuracy in traditional and social media. Participants are Sara Rubin, Monterey County Weekly’s editor; Scott Rates, KION’s news director; Dave Kellogg, managing editor at the Monterey Herald; Amy Mayer, news director at KAZU; and Jim Boren, editor emeritus at The Fresno Bee and now executive director of the Institute for Media and Public Trust at Fresno State. The moderator is Susan Meister, journalist and founder of the Monterey County Media Literacy Coalition. An audience Q&A follows. [AP]

Noon-1:30pm Saturday, March 1. Carmel Foundation, 8th and Lincoln, Carmel. Free. (415) 260-5561, sites.google.com/view/medialiteracyca/press.