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At the European Parliament: United against Disinformation

On 12 October 2022 Eva Kaili, Vice President of the European Parliament, invited an interested audience to a session hosted by her in Brussels at the Parliament under the motto “United Against Disinformation: A Truly European Response.” The event was … Continue reading

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Recap: CEDMO 2022 Conference “Europe Tackles Information Chaos” – videos of all sessions available

The CEDMO International Conference (#CIC2022) is over. It was a big success. Over 1.5 days, from 22-23 September 2022, experts and stakeholders from various sectors spoke about a wide range of topics that all deal with information disorder and ways … Continue reading

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Preview: CEDMO International Conference (#CIC2022) “Europe Tackles Information Chaos” in Prague

From 22-23 September 2022, I will attend and speak at the CEDMO International Conference (#CIC2022) “Europe Tackles Information Chaos”. Being the Chair of the CEDMO Advisory Board, this is a great honour and something I look very much forward to. About the … Continue reading

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International Journalism Festival 2019, Perugia

It’s that time of the year again… In  April every year, Perugia is calling. Journalists and media folks from all over the world descend on the Umbrian town in droves, to discuss the present and future of journalism, exchange ideas, … Continue reading

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Content regulation, verification and its impact on democracy

If you are interested in the topic of digital content verification, the role of social networks for the democratic process and such like, and you have 1 hour  and 18 minutes to spare, you may want to watch a video … Continue reading

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Speaking at Investigative Journalism Dialogue in Mongolia

On 2 and 3 October 2018 I spoke at the “Investigative Journalism Dialogue” in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. was attended by about 150 people, mostly journalists and media managers from Mongolia and other parts of South-East Asia. It was organised by the Mongolian … Continue reading

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Talk at “Correcting Images 2016” / Bildkorrekturen Leipzig

On 19 November I spoke at the conference “Correcting Images 2016: Digitalisation and Development”  in Leipzig. The title of my 1-hour speech (I know that’s long, but judging by comments and feedback received afterwards the audience found it interesting and … Continue reading

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Big Data and UGC Verification in Malaysia

It’s hot and sticky outside, but cool and refreshing inside. I am in Putrajaya, Malaysia, where I just finished my talk on “Big Data in Media and its Implications for Journalism”. It’s part of the EU-SEA Big Data Summit 2016, … Continue reading

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Malaysia and big (social media) data calling

This week, I’ll be in Malaysia. On Wednesday, 4 May, I’ll be conducting a two hour workshop / presentation entitled “Social media analytics, importance and challenges to assess the trustworthiness of information in social media”. In other words: I’ll be … Continue reading

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Looking back: The EU’s Media Literacy Expert Group Meeting

On 1 December 2015, I presented the research project Reveal and talked about the importance of verification of eyewitness media at the Media Literacy Expert Group Meeting of the European Commission, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, in Brussels.

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