Forum on Information & Democracy launches working group on the sustainability of journalism
The Forum on Information & Democracy announces the creation of a working group on the sustainability of journalism that will seek structural recommendations from experts, media stakeholders, academics and jurists all over the world on how to make quality journalism sustainable. A dramatic fall in income is threatening the survival of many news media, affecting […]
250 recommendations on how to stop “infodemics”
As false or manipulated information continues to proliferate online during the Covid-19 epidemic, the Forum on Information and Democracy is publishing a report entitled How to end infodemics. Based on more than 100 contributions from international experts, it offers 250 recommendations on how to rein in a phenomenon that threatens democracies and human rights, including […]
Working group on infodemics issues worldwide call for contributions
The Forum on Information and Democracy is issuing a worldwide call for contributions to fight against the spread of infodemics. All experts, jurists and researchers working on these issues are invited to respond. The call concerns four main topics: meta regulation of content moderation, platforms’ design and reliability of information, rules for messaging systems exploiting […]
Forum names “infodemics” working group’s 17-member steering committee
The Forum on Information and Democracy has named the steering committee of the “working group on infodemics.” Chaired by Maria Ressa and Marietje Schaake, the steering committee consists of 17 prominent figures including David Kaye and Edison Lanza, the UN and OAS special rapporteurs on freedom of opinion and expression (see the list below). The […]
