Advice to Fact-Checkers at GlobalFact: Innovate, Collaborate, Uphold Ethics
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Advice to fact-checkers at GlobalFact: Innovate, collaborate, uphold ethics
RIO DE JANEIRO — Fact-checking is an innovative form of journalism that has been forced to develop amid a “deep change in the conditions of practicing journalism,” the head of […] The post Advice to fact-checkers at GlobalFact: Innovate, collaborate, uphold ethics appeared first on Poynter.
Konga103.7FM Sparks an Industry Buzz at MIPAN with its Fresh Media Innovation
In a move to bridge the gap between modern commerce and media innovation, Konga Communications, owners of Konga103.7FM and Konga TV, on Tuesday, June 24, hosted an exclusive stakeholder session with members of the Media Independent Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MIPAN) in Lagos. The high-level engagement brought together top media buyers, advertising executives, and communication strategists for an intimate, future-facing dialogue centere…
On June 25, the world's largest fact-checking summit, Global Fact, began in Rio de Janeiro, attended by Gvara Media's editor-in-chief Serhiy Prokopenko and fact-checking editor Yuliana Topolnik. Gvara Media reports. Gvara journalists joined the summit at the invitation of the IFCN [International Fact-Checking Network – ed.] due to their “experience and contribution to this field.” Serhiy Prokopenko noted that in today's unstable world, where aut…
Nigeria to showcase media literacy gains at GlobalFact12 summit - Worldstage
Nigeria is set to showcase its efforts in promoting Media and Information Literacy (MIL) at the 12th edition of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) summit, GlobalFact12. The summit is scheduled to commence on Wednesday, June 25, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The summit, organised by the United States-based Poynter Institute, is the leading global forum for professional fact-checkers. It will convene hundreds of media professionals, acade…
The verification organizations that are part of the LatamChequea network have made an “urgent call” to defend fact-checking. Together in Rio de Janeiro, 48 organizations from 21 countries in Latin America, the United States, Spain and Portugal have defended the essential role of verification journalism “to sustain the quality of democracies in times of polarization” and have warned about the “perfect storm” faced by verification organizations in…


Verification journalism is essential to sustain the quality of democracies in times of polarization. When everything seems divided, fact-based journalism helps to rebuild a common basis for public debate. Verifying information is more than correcting mistakes: it is defending the right of people to decide with evidence, not with lies. LatamChequea makes an urgent call to funders, platforms and governments to defend verification, because it is th…
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