JOURNALISTS, bloggers, and academics will gather here today for a conference on disinformation and its impact on truth-telling.
Organized by the Consortium on Democracy and Disinformation, the conference aims to discuss the impact of organized disinformation on the role and responsibilities of the media. The conference will be held at the audio-visual room of Searsolin in Masterson Drive, Upper Carmen, this city.
The Consortium on Democracy and Disinformation is a network of journalists, academics, bloggers, and other independents, supported by the Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle Philippines, and the University of the Philippines.
The network includes members from ABS-CBN, Al Jazeera, GMA, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Rappler, Vera Files, the UP College of Mass Communication, the DLSU Communication Department, the ADMU Department of Communication, and the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication; Blogwatch, Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, Citizen Safe, the Foundation for Media Alternatives, and Pagbabago@Pilipinas.
Conference convenor, John Nery, who also writes a column for PDI, said there will be presentations of samples of disinformation in Cagayan de Oro and Northern Mindanao and panel discussions on how to combat disinformation which has been prevalent on social media platforms. (CBC)
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