Forum Q&A: George Sarpong on Defending Media Freedom During Ghana’s...
Dean Jackson of the International Forum for Democratic Studies spoke with George Sarpong, a Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow, about the impact of new technology and Chinese influence on media freedom in Ghana...
The Struggle to Achieve Public Media Reform in Ukraine
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow Kyrylo Loukerenko discussed the role of public media in Ukraine’s democracy and the challenges it faces to becoming a strong and stable institution.
Forum Q&A: Vidushi Marda on Civil Society, Artificial Intelligence,...
Dean Jackson of the International Forum for Democratic Studies spoke with Vidushi Marda about the applications of iterative machine learning and how civil society can best contribute to the development of a...
Issue Brief: The ‘Demand Side’ of the Disinformation Crisis
The International Forum for Democratic Studies explores the "demand side" of the disinformation challenge, and considers implications for a democratic response.
Has Freedom of Expression Become A Self-Parody? Examples...
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Pakistani journalist Nadeem F. Paracha explored the impact that viral hoaxes, rumors, and other forms of manipulated information can have through social media.
Forum Q&A: Dipayan Ghosh on the Commercial Drivers of Precision Propaganda
Dipayan Ghosh discusses precision propaganda and the technologies used to sell ads to consumers and peddle disinformation to citizens.
Forum Q&A: Maria Ressa on Digital Disinformation and Philippine Democracy...
Dean Jackson of the International Forum for Democratic Studies spoke with Maria Ressa about her experience working as a journalist in a rapidly deteriorating media environment and the impact of social media...
Forum Q&A: Jonathon Morgan on Tracking Digital Disinformation
Dean Jackson of the International Forum for Democratic Studies spoke with Jonathon Morgan about what can be learned from the fight against online extremism to craft solutions to the challenges of digital disinformation.
FORUM Q&A: Philip Howard on Computational Propaganda’s Challenge...
Dean Jackson of the International Forum for Democratic Studies spoke with Phil Howard to discuss political bots, computational propaganda, and the challenges they pose to democracy.
Media Freedom: The Struggle From the Front Lines
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
As we celebrated World Press Freedom Day, the Center for International Media Assistance and the International Forum for Democratic Studies heard from those who know the complex challenges facing press freedom best: the media professionals battling every day for the right to free and independent speech in illiberal settings around the world.
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