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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]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/j-talks-live-recognizing-disinformation-amidst-covid-19/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:2020
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SUMMARY:Covering COVID-19: Award-winning health journalist André Picard on the pandemic
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When Globe and Mail columnist André Picard speaks\, Canadians pay attention. He is our country’s pre-eminent health journalist\, named Canada’s first “Public Health Hero” in 2011 by the Canadian Public Health Association. In early March\, when the number of COVID-19 cases in Canada was just beginning to register\, Picard was one of the first calling for strong social distancing measures\, with a clear call to “Shut it Down.” Join this award-winning journalist in conversation with Anna Maria Tremonti\, host of the CBC podcast More\, for an insightful discussion about how he reports with authority on the coronavirus and the vital information Canadians need to stay safe and healthy at a time when misinformation abounds. \nThursday\, April 23\, 1pm EDT \n– Watch the webcast\n– Listen to the podcast[/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]André Picard is a health reporter and columnist for The Globe and Mail\, where he has been a staff writer since 1987. He is also the author of five bestselling books. André is an eight-time nominee for the National Newspaper Awards\, Canada’s top journalism prize\, and past winner of prestigious Michener Award for Meritorious Public Service Journalism. He was named Canada’s first “Public Health Hero” by the Canadian Public Health Association\, as a “Champion of Mental Health” by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health\, and received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his dedication to improving healthcare. @picardonhealth[/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]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/covering-covid-19-award-winning-health-journalist-andre-picard-on-the-pandemic/
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CATEGORIES:2020
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SUMMARY:Postponed - Seeing isn’t Believing: Confronting the Threat of Fake Video
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]DUE TO THE DEVELOPING CORONAVIRUS SITUATION\, THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED.  \nWhile many altered videos are meant to be funny and harmless\, the potential for politically-driven deepfakes to spread disinformation and manipulate citizens is great. Already\, we’ve seen darker forces at work\, as deepfakes enmesh public figures in political scandals and cause others to become victims of cybercrime. How can we prepare for this threat? Are there tech tools to help us do so?\nThis discussion features Nadine Ajaka\, senior producer for video platforms with The Washington Post who created The Washington Post’s Guide to Manipulated Video in conversation with Jeff Yates\, journalist with Radio-Canada\, and part of Décrypteurs\, Radio-Canada’s team dedicated to tackling online disinformation. \nThursday\, April 30\nDoors open 6 p.m. | Discussion 6:30 p.m. | Reception 8:00 p.m. \nTMX Broadcast Centre\nThe Exchange Tower\, 130 King St. W. (View map)\nToronto[/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]Nadine Ajaka is the senior producer for video platforms at The Washington Post\, where she oversees video distribution. She leads a team focused on fact-checking video and created The Washington Post’s Guide to Manipulated Video. Previously\, she was video curator and associate producer at The Atlantic. Nadine was selected for the 2017 Online News Association’s Women’s Leadership Accelerator. She’s a former Fulbright scholar and a graduate of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. @nadineajaka[/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]Jeff Yates has been covering online dis- and misinformation for over five years. He copilots Décrypteurs\, Radio-Canada’s team devoted to tracking and debunking disinformation. He’s also featured on the TV show of the same name\, the first TV show in North America entirely devoted to information disorder online. @Jeff__yates[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] \n J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2207″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][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_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] \nASPIRING JOURNALISTS SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2214″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/postponed-seeing-isnt-believing-confronting-the-threat-of-fake-video/
LOCATION:TMX Broadcast Centre\, The Exchange Tower\, 130 King St. W.
CATEGORIES:2020
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