A roundtable focused on misinformation challenges in Canada and what, if anything, we can do about it.
About this event
This year has been marked by an influx of misinformation, from truckers motivated by COVID-19 medical misinformation to Russian information warfare and conspiracies about Ukrainian biolabs. Hear from an expert roundtable of journalists, academics, and other defenders against misinformation about what they have learned, how it threatens democracy, and how we can combat it.
Roundtable Participants
Justin Ling. Justin Ling is an award-winning investigative journalist who specializes in stories that are under-reported or misunderstood. He focuses on stories around misinformation, conspiracy theories, extremism, policing, and national security.
Gallit Dobner from Global Affairs Canada. Gallit Dobner is Director of the Centre for International Digital Policy at Global Affairs Canada, with responsibility for the G7 Rapid Response Mechanism to counter foreign threats to democracy as well as broader issues at the intersection of foreign policy and technology.
Colette Brin from Université Laval. Colette Brin is a full professor in the Department of Information and Communication at Université Laval and Director of the Centre for Media Studies. As a former journalist by profession, Colette Brin’s research has focused on a variety of contemporary issues facing news organizations, from newsroom convergence and declining journalistic staffing to online public information practices and misinformation.
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