Experts’ strategies against fake news:

information and disinformation during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

An initiative of the Weimar Triangle

Registration open: Seminar 13 October 2023 at 9:00 in Warsaw

Centre de civilisation française et d’études francophones of Warsaw University (CCFEF)

Dobra 55, hall 2.118, 00-312 Warsaw

Access to reliable information is essential for any democratic society. Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine shows the challenges by systematic information manipulations and the use of the disinformation, but it also provides an important perspective on how to counter false and misleading content. We would like to invite you to the seminar about reliable journalism and information processing in the context of war. Scientists, journalists and student groups are working on methods to ensure verified information in social media and the press. How can the countries of the Weimar Triangle – Germany, France and Poland – join forces to ensure that their people can make informed choices?

The one-day seminar counts with the participation of renowned experts from Poland, France and Germany. Panel discussions are followed by practical exercises and exchanges during workshops. The aim is to consider and to develop methods to ensure the exchange of valuable information and strengthen the resilience against fake news. The program will be published in short time.

As the number of participants is limited register now at the link below:

http://fake-news-seminar.ambasadaniemiec.de

The seminar will be broadcast live on the YouTube channel of the Centre for French Culture and Francophone Studies (CCFEF) at the University of Warsaw:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZKJLOLOheU.

For questions, more information and suggestions please contact: fakenews.uw@gmail.com

Program:

9:00 Opening

Prof. dr hab. Alojzy Z. Nowak, Rector of the University of Warsaw
HE Étienne de Poncins, Ambassador of France in Poland
Robert Rohde, Chargé d’affaires a.i., German Embassy in Warsaw

9:15 Keynote

Anayit Khoperiya, Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine
Dr Yevhen Fedchenko, Director of Mohyla School of Journalism, UKMA, Co-founder/Chief Editor, StopFake.org

9:45 Panel discussion with:

Stefan Voß (dpa, Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH), Germany
Dr Martin Steinebach (FhG SIT/ATHENE), Germany
Dr Ewa Kijak (Equipe Linkmedia, IRISA), France
Didier François (journalist at LCI – La Chaine Info), France
Daniel Rząsa (Google News Lab in Central&Eastern Europe), Poland
Dr hab. Jacek Wasilewski (University of Warsaw), Poland

11:15 Coffee break, split into workshop sessions

11:30 Workshops, each moderated by two speakers from media and science:

Stefan Voß/ Dr hab. Prof. Jacek Wasilewski
Daniel Rząsa / Dr Ewa Kijak
Didier François / Prof. Dr Martin Steinebach

13:00 Lunchbreak

14:00 Fishbowl discussion with all the participants at the seminar

15:00 Closing remarks and end of conference: Dr Laurent Tatarenko, Director of CCFEF UW