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SUMMARY:BJ-Talks Live - Recognizing Disinformation Amidst COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In the first of our new J-Talks Live webcast series hosted by award-winning broadcaster Anna Maria Tremonti\, host of the CBC podcast More\, Jane Lytvynenko\, senior reporter with BuzzFeed News\, explores disinformation around the coronavirus outbreak\, including the online rumours\, fake texts and propaganda fuelling panic and anxiety as well as driving people to false cures. This session will help you recognize the misinformation in your midst. \nThis is a free webcast.\nThursday\, April 9\, 1pm EDT\n– Watch the webcast\n– Listen to the podcast\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE SPEAKERS [vc_column_text]Jane Lytvynenko is a senior reporter at BuzzFeed News where she focuses on disinformation\, cyber security\, and online investigations. She has uncovered state-run social media manipulation campaigns\, cryptocurrency scammers\, and financially motivated bad actors spreading disinformation. Her work also brings accessible fact-checking to wide audiences during times of crisis. Jane is originally from Kyiv\, Ukraine and currently resides in Toronto\, Canada.  @JaneLytv[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE HOST [vc_column_text]Anna Maria Tremonti is the host of the CBC podcast More\, a series of conversations with high-profile guests and rising stars from a variety of fields. The podcast represents a change\, and a progression toward more immersive conversations following her success hosting the CBC Radio’s The Current\, the flagship current affairs program she helped create. Prior to that Tremonti was a co-host of CBC Television’s investigative program the fifth estate and before that she was covering war\, disaster\, politics and society as a foreign correspondent for CBC’s The National\, with postings in Berlin\, London\, Jerusalem and Washington. @amtremonti #MorewithAMT[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \n J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2207″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nIN-KIND SUPPORTERS \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”2119″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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