{"id":30231,"date":"2023-12-04T18:54:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T17:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/?p=30231"},"modified":"2023-12-06T09:31:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T08:31:36","slug":"how-to-deal-with-misinformation-in-east-asia-and-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/subject\/media-literacy\/how-to-deal-with-misinformation-in-east-asia-and-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"How to deal with misinformation in East Asia and Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by Marion Bacher<\/strong>, Goethe-Institute, Seoul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On October 28 twelve experts from East Asia and Europe met to discuss how to tackle misinformation and hate speech in their regions.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rumors, lies and hate speech have always been part of the fabric of society. The advent of the internet and the rise of social media, however, have fundamentally changed the dissemination of information and its consumption. To better understand these dynamics and discuss how interventions against misinformation and hate speech are implemented the Goethe-Institut<\/a> and the German Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb)<\/a> organised the online symposium \u201cFacts and Contexts Matter: Media Literacy in East Asia and Europe\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dynamics of mis- and disinformation in East Asia and Europe<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research interest, both from academia and journalism, in the \u201cthreat\u201d of mis- and disinformation have grown steadily across the world. The keynote speakers Masato Kajimoto, Hong Kong University, and Jeanette Hofmann, Freie Universit\u00e4t Berlin, agreed that the actual threat lacks empirical grounding. \u201cWe often assume that misinformation is a problem of the platforms, although a lot of false and misleading information comes from the political elite\u201d, said Hofmann and Kajimoto added: \u201cMisinformation is rather a symptom of polarization, inequality, hate, mistrust and other issues \u2013 not the cause.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both experts talked about the influence of group identity in sharing information: \u201cIf everyone was aware of tribal behavior, the situation might be better. We should include education on group behaviors and not focus on short, technology-centered education\u201d, said Kajimoto. With his student-led newsroom, fact-checking project Annie Lab<\/a> as well as the Asian Network of News and Information Educators (ANNIE<\/a>) he has been focusing on identifying and creating credible quality content, an important element to fight misinformation according to the experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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