2021: Case Study: Debunking the Myanmar Junta's Denials of Murder

NHK, Japan's public broadcaster, has been collecting and analyzing videos recorded by citizens of Myanmar in their resistance to the coup. The military denied responsibility in the shooting of a 19-year-old woman, but this analysis led to the identification of the time and place of the killing, and NHK has set up a special website to collect more information.

Speaker:

Masaru Zenke, NHK

2021: Boosting Immunity through Gamification

Online games can be an attractive tool to raise awareness of “fake news,” build critical-thinking skills and understand the real-world harm of sharing unverified claims.

Speakers:

Darshini Kandasamy, Malaysia Information Literacy Education

Sander van der Linden, University of Cambridge

Lisa Poot, DROG

2021: Media Literacy: Next in a Hostile Environment

In the modern information environment where actors actively work to undermine the media, news outlets need to take the initiative. Anticipating the threat and being proactive in our reporting approach must become an integral part of the editorial process. What questions should we ask, and what actions should we take?

Speaker:

Eoghan Sweeney, OSINT Essentials