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.
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
The world has reached a tipping point in the state of vibrant news media. Press freedom has fallen to its lowest point in over a decade, while the media system as a whole battles declines in revenue, audience trust, and the independence it relies upon. In this context, how much as been done to support free, impartial, and pluralistic news media? Is it enough?
12:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Leading political scientists, policy-makers, and activists provided an assessment of the prospects and challenges Zimbabwe will face during the election period.