<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/0323-harder-lecture.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><feature_title>Featured News</feature_title><title>‘Being first is desired. Being right is required.’</title><author>James Helicke and Lucy McCarthy '28</author><author_email>info@skidmore.edu</author_email><pubDate>03/25/2026 08:14:52 AM</pubDate><display>display</display><description>Margaret Cronan, news director at WCVB Channel 5 in Boston, delivered the annual Harder Lecture in Business Administration — among offerings at Skidmore College that help students navigate today’s complex information landscape and engage with credible news and information.</description><category>News</category><image_listing><img src="/news/2026/images/0324-margaret-cronan-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Margaret Cronan in the WCVB studio "/></image_listing><image><img src="/news/2026/images/0324-margaret-cronan-featured.jpg" alt="Margaret Cronan "/></image><caption>Margaret Cronan, news director at WCVB Channel 5 in Boston, examined how journalists can maintain trust and credibility in a media landscape shaped by social media, misinformation, and AI during Skidmore College’s annual Harder Lecture in Business Administration. (Photo courtesy WCVB)</caption></item>