Producing Truth In A Post-Truth World
The new ways journalism is combatting disinformation, Big Tech opacity, and the collapse in public trust.
The Speakers
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Madhumita Murgia
Artificial Intelligence Editor, Financial Times
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‘Fisayo Soyombo
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Foundation for Investigative Journalism
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Marianna Spring
Disinformation and Social Media Correspondent, BBC
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Robert Trafford
Assistant Director, Forensic Architecture
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Ed Williams
EMEA CEO and President, Edelman, the producer of the Edelman Trust Barometer
Highlights
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Robert Trafford: "At Forensic Architecture we’re investigators for civil society"
1 minute
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Madhu Murgia: "Why a moratorium on AI isn’t feasible, and what we can do instead"
1 minute
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Fisayo Soyombo: "Most people want to break out of prison, I broke in"
2 minutes
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Marianna Spring: "It’s important to expose the truth to those taken in by conspiracy theories"
2 minutes
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The Maverick
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