Fact-Checkers vs. Fake News: Is Social Media a Boon or Bane for Journalism?
Seo Chelin Celine
Crisis Reporting Resource
What do journalists attending the 2024 iMEdD International Journalism Forum in Athens think about the role of social platforms in the fight against Fake News? Social Media expert and TikTok Producer for The Washington Post Carmella Boykin gives her own take. Reported by University of Hong Kong journalism student Seo Chelin Celine for the Forum’s Pop-Up Newsroom.
Russians face grim options on social media
Caitlin Thompson, Masho Lomashvili
Crisis Reporting Resource
Coda - Censorship on VKontakte leaves Russians with few ways of accessing information counter to the Kremlin’s narratives.
Why Telegram became the go-to app for Ukrainians – despite being rife with Russian disinformation
Mamoun Alazab, Kate Macfarlane
Multimedia
Conversation - The instant messaging app Telegram has surfaced as one of the most important channels through which to do so. But what is it about Telegram that has millions flocking to it amid the chaos?