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United against disinformation

EDMO updates - 3rd Edition, May 2021

EDMO WEEK: REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN

Mark your calendar: from 7-11 June, EDMO will host its first annual conference, 'EDMO Week: United Against Disinformation'. EDMO Week will focus on key topics including the need for a multi-stakeholder approach, fact-checking, and media literacy. There will also be opportunities for informal side events, and networking activities. Register now!

MAPPING FACT-CHECKING ACTIVITIES

EDMO has published its first repository on Fact-checking Initiatives in the EU (and UK). The repository features a map with names and locations of relevant organisations and a table with extended information. If you would like to contribute to the map (e.g. by providing additional data or pointing out missing initiatives), you can get in touch via mapping@edmo.eu.

DISCUSSING PROMISES AND PERILS OF AI AND FACT-CHEKING

The EDMO workshop brought together private companies developing AI-based fact-checking tools with fact-checkers, journalists, academics and policy-makers. Participants discussed the benefits and risks of using these tools and shared experiences about best practices, limitations and risks they have encountered in their work. A report will be published soon. Stay tuned!

Successful FIRST ‘THE ABC OF FACT-CHECKING’ TRAINING

During 'The ABC of Fact-Checking'-training experts from AFP (Grégoire Lemarchand, Nina Lamparski and Sami Acef) gave insights into the techniques, challenges and possibilities of fact-checking. It also featured contributions from Prof. Rasmus Kleis Nielsen (Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism) and Giovanni Zagni (Pagella Politica).

CALENDAR

7-11 June 2021

Every afternoon

Online

EDMO Week

The week-long event will bring together journalists, media and policy practitioners and experts, academics, regulators and members of civil society to discuss how to tackle online disinformation. The five sessions will focus on a variety of topics, including the need for a multi-stakeholder approach, fact-checking and journalism, policy, research and media literacy.

SNIPPETS

Survey report on Covid-19 vaccines and disinformation: In January, EDMO launched a survey among fact-checkers with focus on disinformation and the Covid19 vaccine and vaccination campaigns. The final report provides an overview of fact-checking activities and strategies, and shows how they relate to initiatives by governments and/or public health institutions in the respective countries.

Information and media literacy: To contribute to the state of media literacy in Europe, EDMO is conducting a mapping and analysis exercise to examine existing European media literacy policies and initiatives, and provide a roadmap for its activities in the field. If you are interested in providing information, please contact edmo@eui.eu.

EDMO accepts advisory role in European Media and Information Fund: Read more about EDMO's independent advisory role in the formulation of calls, and evaluation and selection of projects in the newly launched European Media and Information Fund.

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