The Backstory: “Pro-democracy” coverage and dealing with misinformation

Union-Tribune publisher and editor Jeff Light, news editor David Clary, Local section editor and readers’ representative Adrian Vore, growth and development reporter Jennifer Van Grove, and criminal justice and legal affairs reporter Greg Moran, discuss the challenges of covering public meetings, rallies and other events where misinformation is aired. Our staff also tackles the question of whether we have an obligation to report on untruths.