<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/0414-andrew-lindner-rethiinking-our-news-diet.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><feature_title>Featured News</feature_title><title>Credible news, credible information: Rethinking our news diet in an age of misinformation</title><author>Andrew Lindner '03</author><author_email>info@skidmore.edu</author_email><pubDate>04/13/2026 03:07:50 PM</pubDate><display>display</display><description>With AI, social media, and information overload reshaping how we consume news, Professor of Sociology Andrew Lindner offers a formula for navigating toward credible news and information — and away from the noise.</description><category>News</category><image_listing><img src="/news/2026/images/0413-andrew-lindner-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Andrew Lindner '03"/></image_listing><image><img src="" alt="Green-and-white Skidmore College graphic with bold text reading, “Read real news. Not too much. Mostly local.” Additional words on the right read, “From multiple perspectives,” “Hysteria,” and “Engagement.” The Skidmore College logo appears at the bottom with the tagline, “Credible news, credible information.”"/></image><caption/></item>