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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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Report: 10 Recommendations by the Taskforce on Disinformation and the War in Ukraine

On 3 March 2022 the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO), where I serve as an Advisory Board member, established a so-called Taskforce on Disinformation and the War in Ukraine. I had the honor to be involved as an active participant in … Continue reading

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Central Europe against Disinformation – Launch of CEDMO

Today (10 February 2022) saw the official launch of CEDMO, the Central European Digital Media Observatory. CEDMO is one of currently eight European Hubs, supported by the European Commission, to counter disinformation, foster media literacy, link research and engage with … Continue reading

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Dhruti Shah, BBC: You need more than technology to be a good fact-checker

As part of my interview series on challenges and approaches in digital verification, I also did an interview with my dear friend and verification expert Dhruti Shah of the BBC’s User Generated Content and Social Media Hub. Here’s what Dhruti … Continue reading

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Interviews with Amnesty’s Sam Dubberley on verification challenges and approaches

In recent months, I talked to various people about challenges and approaches when it comes to the verification of digital content and eyewitness media. One of those I talked to is expert (and friend) Sam Dubberley. Sam works as a … 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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Wie digitale Inhalte verifizieren – und warum? Interview mit Philip Banse auf dctp.tv

Vom 2. bis 4. Mai 2018 stand wieder einmal die re:publica auf dem Programm. Das diesjährige Motto: POP! POP stand unter anderem für “Pop an sich”, als auch für “Power of the People”. Laut Veranstaltern soll(te) die #rp18 “… populären Medienphänomenen … 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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