ABC Columbia’s weatherman and co-host of Good Morning Columbia Tyler Ryan discusses the importance of being a smart news consumer in today’s digital age. Ryan will explore the historical role that media played in shaping today’s perceptions as well as its current state of news. We’ll also examine the role social media played with disinformation campaigns and how some social media platforms are designed to grab our attention. Learn how to be a responsible media-consumer by finding reputable sources, fact-checking data, not sharing articles blindly on social media and how to discern fact from opinion.