Is your newsfeed punking you? Women in Media tackles mis/disinformation
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Do you wake up to the news each morning in a perpetual state of existential dread?
Donald Trump said WHAT? Elon Musk has access to WHERE?
Do you wonder whether your social media feed is gaslighting you?
Women in Media is hosting a networking night which considers the impact of mis/disinformation in an age of artificial intelligence, increased political polarisation and a move from fact-based information to, well, to “alternative” facts.
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The night will bring a panel of experts together to discuss the way forward including Dr Nici Sweaney, founder of AI Her Way, Michelle Ainsworth PSM, Skills and Knowledge Lead at the ABC and Churchill Trust Fellow, and Kate Driver, CEO of the Institute of Public Administration of Australia (ACT), who will discuss ground-breaking research on how international media organisations are exposing political misinformation, trust as a foundation of an enduring public sector, and the misuse artificial intelligence as a new challenge for democracy.
Dr Niki Sweaney has just returned from addressing the United Nations on AI.
The event will consider the ways in which Australia can deal with mis/disinformation to protect its democracy – particularly during the upcoming election campaign.
More broadly, mis/disinformation are shaping opinions with troubling effects on news reporting, voting behaviour, and democracies around the world.
Michelle Ainsworth recently finished an international research trip for her Churchill Trust project that examines the decline in trust in democracy and whether the media has a role in slowing the trend. She will provide first-hand accounts of how newsrooms are coping under unprecedented pressure in both the United States and across Europe.
Michelle Ainsworth PSM has just completed a Churchill Fellowship on trust in media
Earlier this year, Meta announced it would drop fact-checking, leading to an international chorus of condemnation on the power of social media and the impact it can have on political processes.
The event is a open to the public but will be particularly pertinent to journalists, public sector communications professionals, public sector policy experts working on media policy, elections and/or artificial intelligence, academics researching public trust, elections, and democracies and anyone interested in mis- and disinformation during elections.
IPPA’s Kate Driver CEO IPPA (ACT)
The discussion will be chaired by WiM Canberra committee member Claudine Ryan Claudine Ryan, who works at ABC International overseeing Screen projects for ABC Australia. She has been at the ABC for more than two decades, working as a producer, journalist, podcast maker and editor across a range of teams. She was co-creator of Ladies, We Need To Talk podcast and co-author of the book Ladies, We Need to Talk: Everything We’re Not Saying About Bodies, Health, Sex & Relationships with Yumi Stynes.
Claudine Ryan from Women in Media Canberra will chair the event
The networking night is a two-hour event including the panel discussion, questions from the floor and plenty of time set aside for drinks, canapes, and an opportunity to connect with industry peers.
This event is proudly supported by the Institute of Public Administration (IPAA) ACT.
THE ESSENTIALS
What: Women in Media Networking Night on Mis/Disinformation
When: Thursday 6 March, 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Where: National Press Club, Barton
Web: events.humanitix.com
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