As part of BYU’s Homecoming Week, we’re spotlighting alum Christine Frandsen—a journalist turned public health professional—who shares how media literacy can help us recognize bias and misinformation in health news. From understanding journalism structures to questioning social media sources, Christine and Dr. Cougar Hall explore what it really means to “know your sources” in today’s world of public health communication. 

Keywords: BYU alum, journalism, media literacy, public health misinformation, media bias, social media and mental health, critical thinking, credible sources. 

Recorded, Edited & Produced by Christy Gonzalez, Harper Xinyu Zhang, Madison McArthur, Kailey Hopkins, and Tanya Gale