World Questions: Covid-19 and information
World Questions tackles the global issue of Covid-19: not just the disease itself but the information surrounding the pandemic. What should we have known and what questions should have been asked? Sharing information - and understanding the basis of the decisions of the scientists and the politicians - has never been more important or more difficult. So, do we always get the best information? How do we interpret the science and the policies that goes with it? And how does the world\u2019s media respond to a pandemic? How have any of us - politicians, health experts and journalists - communicated with the public?
As we try and get to grips with the best way to share information about what is really happening, what\u2019s the best way to deal with \u201cfake news\u201d \u2013 is it a major force or a distraction from the crisis? And what\u2019s the best counter to it? Attack it, understand it, or ignore it? In our digital world, can it ever be eradicated or regulated?
The BBC\u2019s Media Editor, Amol Rajan, is joined by four leading experts from around the world and members of the public with their questions.
The panel:
Nick Pickles: Senior Director, Public Policy Strategy and Development, Twitter.\nZeynep Tufekci: Sociologist and writer\nEliot Higgins: Investigative journalist, founder of Bellingcat\nMargaret Harris: Spokesperson for the World Health Organisation
Producers: Helen Towner and Charlie Taylor\nStudio Engineers: Ronan Loftus and Duncan Hannant
BBC World Questions is a series of international events created in partnership with the British Council.