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New York summit sees launch of the International Observatory on Information and Democracy
At the Summit for Information and Democracy held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the Forum on Information and Democracy announced the up-coming creation of an International Observatory on Information and Democracy. The prefiguration group will be...
The Forum on Information and Democracy launches a civil society coalition with 42 non-governmental organizations from 24 countries
The Forum on Information and Democracy announces the creation of a civil society coalition composed, to date, of 42 non-governmental organizations from 24 countries. These are associations and research centres known for their expertise and whose objectives are close...
We, as independent organizations, affirm that civil society shall be at the heart of establishing democratic safeguards in the digital space
By the civil society coalition on Information and Democracy The Initiative on Information and Democracy, which aims at implementing democratic safeguards in the information and communication space, is vital for online human rights and for the future of democratic...
Argentina joins the international Partnership on Information and Democracy
The government has just announced that the country has joined the Partnership on Information and Democracy, which now has 43 signatory states. On the occasion of a plenary meeting of the Economic and Social Council of Argentina devoted to digital threats to democracy,...
The Forum on Information and Democracy calls for a New Deal for Journalism
As the Covid-19 pandemic undermines journalism at a growing pace, the Forum on Information and Democracy is publishing its recommendations under the title A New Deal for Journalism. The report presents a plan to guarantee up to 0.1% of GDP a year into journalism to...
Sustainability of journalism at the heart of the Alliance for Multilateralism’s concerns
@ Felix Zahn Meeting on the sidelines of the 46th Human Rights Council, the Alliance for Multilateralism held its first meeting of 2021. On this occasion, Christophe Deloire, Chair of the Forum on Information and Democracy and general secretary of...
Webinar on infodemics
To move forward the 250 concrete recommendations of our report on how to fight Infodemics, the Forum organizes a a one-hour webinar on January 27, 2021 at 3.00pm CET on : How to fight against infodemics? Who should turn off the power? What democratic control...
Working group on the sustainability of journalism issues worldwide call for contributions
The Forum on Information and Democracy is issuing a worldwide call for contributions to produce concrete recommendations on regulation and self-regulation for the media economy. All media practitioners, experts, jurists and researchers working on these issues...
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...
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...