Tech, Media & Democracy: Trust, fake news, misinformation and technology

Published: Dec. 12, 2017, 3:45 a.m.

The term "Fake news” has come to mean anything from deliberate misinformation to "news I don't agree with". How can technology be harnessed to address these issues? What tools are needed for journalists to better understand and respond to misinformation dissemination on different platforms? What's the best way to respond to credibility attacks? Is fact-checking effective? How might we use technology to set truth-seeking organizations apart? With Panelists: Gilad Lotan, BuzzFeed VP, Head of Data Science (host and moderator) Sasha Koren, Editor, Guardian Mobile Lab Alexis Lloyd, Chief Design Officer, Axios Cory Haik, Chief Strategy Officer, Mic Benjamin Decker, Security Researcher, Storyful