Journalism under Fire 2019:
A Review
Journalism under Fire returned for a second year in November, 2019. With the leading question of “How does technology shape the truth?” we explored the intersection between social media and fake news; the ways in which artificial intelligence (e.g. through deep and shallow fakes) is increasingly influencing the public domain; how China’s use of technology has massive ramifications for the U.S.; and how digital forensics have opened up a new line of investigation, using crowd-sourced video and Big Data to reconstruct truth.
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Featured Speakers from 2019
Note: Speaker titles below are from 2019 and not necessarily current.
Malachy Browne
Visual Investigations Unit, The New York Times
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Digital Forensics: a Visual Presentation.
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Brave New World: Combating synthetic media, and using Big Data to protect human rights.
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Digital Forensics. A Conversation in the Student Chat Room.
Dana Priest
Investigative Reporter, The Washington Post
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Introduction to Journalism under Fire
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How is technology shaping the truth in Russia? A Conversation with Ivan Kolpakov
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Facebook, Fake News, and Political Ads. A Conversation in the Student Chat Room
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Final Reflections on Journalism under Fire
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Ron Haviv
Photojournalist and co-founder of the photo agency VII
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How has the camera shaped the truth?
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The Art of Photojournalism. A Conversation in the Student Chat Room.
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Hannah Allam
NPR News
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Distortions, fake news, and state media: from the Middle East to the United States.
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Technology as Persecution: Deep Fakes and Beyond. A Conversation with Rana Ayyub
Matt Rosenberg
Washington-based correspondent at the New York Times
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How is technology changing the practice of journalism?
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How does technology shape the truth? (Grand Opening Event)
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Modern Societies and Fragile Technologies.
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John Carlin
former Assistant Attorney General for the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Security Division (NSD).
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Modern Societies and Fragile Technologies
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Dawn of the Code War: America’s Battle Against Russia, China, and the Rising Global Cyber Threat
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Rana Ayyub
Global Opinions columnist at the Washington Post.
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How does technology shape the truth? (Grand Opening Event)
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Technology as Persecution: Deep Fakes and Beyond. A Conversation with Hannah Allam
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Suzanne Kelly
Founder, CEO & Publisher of The Cipher Brief
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How does technology shape the truth? (Grand Opening Event)
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Distortions, fake news, and state media: from the Middle East to the United States.
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The Media and National Security. A Conversation in the Student Chat Room.
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Rick Stengel
Author, TIME Magazine’s 16th managing editor from 2006 to 2013
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Information Wars. A Conversation with Janet Steele.
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How do Democracies Respond to State-Sponsored Misinformation? A Conversation in the Student Chat Room
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How Control of the Internet Shapes our Truth.
Ivan Kolpakov
Editor-in-Chief of Meduza.io
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How is technology shaping the truth in Russia?A Conversation with Dana Priest
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How do Democracies Respond to State-Sponsored Misinformation? A Conversation in the Student Chat Room.
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Dr. Alexa Koenig
Executive Director of the Human Rights Center and a lecturer at UC Berkeley’s School of Law
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Open Source Investigations and Human Rights. A Conversation in the Student Chat Room
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How does technology shape the truth? (Grand Opening Event)
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Brave New World: Combating synthetic media, and using Big Data to protect human rights.
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How Control of the Internet Shapes our Truth.
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Sam Gregory
Program Director of WITNESS
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Open Source Investigations and Human Rights. A Conversation in the Student Chat Room.
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Brave New World: Combating synthetic media, and using Big Data to protect human rights.
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How Control of the Internet Shapes our Truth.
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Dr. Braden Allenby
President’s Professor of Civil, Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering, Arizona State University
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The Weaponized Narrative. With Introduction and Moderation by Trip Jennings.
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Tamerra Griffin
East Africa correspondent for BuzzFeed News
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How is technology changing the practice of journalism?
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Modern Societies and Fragile Technologies.
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How Control of the Internet Shapes our Truth.
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How does technology shape an African truth? A Conversation with Dana Priest.
Dr. Steven Livingston
Founding Director of the Institute for Data, Democracy, and Politics (IDDP) at George Washington University.
@ICTlivingston * Bio
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Brave New World: Combating synthetic media, and using Big Data to protect human rights.
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Digital Forensics. A Conversation in the Student Chat Room.
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Dr. Emile Nakhleh
Research Professor and Director of the Global and National Security Policy Institute at the University of New Mexico
@e_nakleh * Bio
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Distortions, fake news, and state media: from the Middle East to the United States.
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The Media and National Security. A Conversation in the Student Chat Room.
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Janet Steele
​Associate Professor of Journalism at George Washington University.
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Information Wars. A Conversation with Rick Stengel
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Modern Societies and Fragile Technologies.
Aunt Ivy Smith
Cultural Ambassador, healer and teacher
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Ceremonial Opening of the Grand Opening Event
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Inez Russell Gomez
Editorial Page Editor, The Santa Fe New Mexican
@inezrussell * Bio
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How is technology changing the practice of journalism?
Sara Solovitch
Executive Editor, Searchlight NM
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How is technology changing the practice of journalism?
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Yedidia Jonas Alirou
Multimedia Journalist, Cameroon
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Technology, Journalism, and the Truth in Africa. A Conversation with Sandy Campbell and Fasika Tadesse Yimer.
Fasika Tadesse Yimer
Chief Editor of Addis Fortune
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Technology, Journalism, and the Truth in Africa. A Conversation with Sandy Campbell and Yedidia Jonas Alirou.
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Nera Valentic
Executive producer/editor with N1 Zagreb
@NeraValentic * Bio
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Fake News and Migrants in Europe. A Conversation in the Student Chat Room
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Radovan Bogojevic
Social media manager and media analyst at the EU Info Centre in Montenegro
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Fake News and Migrants in Europe. A Conversation in the Student Chat Room
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