What can journalism do in the face of all forms of disinformation? The Fondation Hirondelle, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this March, and UNESCO have just published the manual "Journalism and Disinformation" in French. It provides keys to take a step back from disinformation... Journalism
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Lancement des candidatures pour l’attribution de la bourse journalistique du Prix Robert Guillain L’Association de presse France-Japon attribuera en 2019, pour sa 42e édition, son Prix annuel qui est devenu au fil des années le « Prix Robert Guillain Reporter au Japon ». Cette bourse est ouverte aux jeunes journalistes, et
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The social network Facebook celebrated its 15th birthday on February 4th. The role of the platform in spreading hate speech has been the subject of much debate recently. At the heart of the controversy is Myanmar, where Facebook has been used to coerce hundreds of thousands of Rohingya
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Lately, Facebook has become as clinging as modern art: you either love or hate it. Some of us will use it blindly and unconditionally on a daily basis to publish photos of our recent trips to idyllic places, share memorable moments, even bombard their subscribers with publications on
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Because whistleblowers are the watchdogs of our democracy and it is our duty to protect them, a collective of 17 organizations initiated by Transparency France and Sciences Citoyennes (1) gave life to an innovative project on October 22nd, inaugurated on November 9th: the
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Décoder l'info - Comment décrypter les fake news, by Caroline Faillet Editions Bréal, 16 October 2018 - 120 Pages Trop d'infos tuent-elles l'info? In a society of infobesity, the paradox is that the public has never been so badly informed. Hoax, parodies, rumours and bad-buzz abound on a
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Nigeria has the largest population and the strongest economy in Africa, but poverty hits the country's countryside hard, where small farmers struggle to make a living. Thanks to Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu and her network of interactive radio stations, these farmers
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Faced with record levels of mistrust, especially in the oldest democracies, journalists must succeed in convincing people of their social usefulness. What is the situation in countries that are less saturated with information? Why should journalism prove its usefulness? The question may seem incongruous, or controversial. A
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The new law aimed at transposing into national law the so-called "business secrecy" European directive of June 2016 to provide a common European legal framework, prevent economic espionage or the "plundering" of innovations, weakens the citizen's right to be informed and freedom of expression, according to the
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The proposed law (PPL) to combat false news, "fake news", provides for the creation of a judicial summary procedure to suspend within 48 hours, during the election period, the dissemination of "manifestly false" information, propagated in an artificial and massive manner, and "of such a nature as to alter the
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is launching a new mechanism to combat disinformation, aimed at distinguishing media that respect criteria of integrity and ethics developed through international cooperation. To encourage media that broadcast reliable information, via a label certifying compliance with standards by
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In a world where violent political actions are on the rise, where there is a growing misunderstanding between wealthy societies and societies that do not yet have access to prosperity, the official development assistance budgets of the North - already often on the decline - are tending to be redirected towards the issues of
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« Toutes les femmes du Mali » est une émission hebdomadaire créée en 2014 par studio Tamani, l’un des médias de la Fondation Hirondelle pour témoigner de la réalité de la condition des femmes au Mali et leur donner la parole. Depuis sa création mi-2013, Studio Tamani rapporte quotidiennement des faits relatifs
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Aujourd’hui s’ouvre à Oran, le Congrès international féminin pour une culture de paix. Un mois après l’assassinat d’Hervé Gourdel, cet événement placé sous haute sécurité, entend témoigner qu’il y a d’autres nouvelles que la spirale de la peur. Organisée par la Fondation Djanatu Al-Arif (Le paradis du connaissant) et l’ONG
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"To honour journalists who report on concrete, innovative and impactful responses to the challenges of our time": there was enough to spark UP' Magazine's interest and to rush to the Economic, Social and Environmental Council's great mass on Monday 13 October! Reporters
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La Fondation Hirondelle a reçu début juin à Genève le prix PEC 2014 pour la Protection des Journalistes, décerné par « Presse Emblème Campagne ». Chaque année, ce prix distingue un individu ou une organisation qui œuvre dans les zones de conflit pour la défense de la liberté de la
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L’ensemble des organisations professionnelles de la presse (SPQN, SPQR, SPIIL, SEPM, FNPS, SPQD, FPPR, GESTE, AIPG) se sont réunies ce 7 janvier, et ont publié le communiqué suivant : « Représentant toutes les familles de presse, les organisations professionnelles signataires réaffirment leur position unanime en faveur du même taux de TVA
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Le 15 novembre dernier, le SPIIL organisait à la Maison des Métallos – Paris, la quatrième édition de la Journée de la presse en ligne. Un peu plus de 400 participants étaient au rendez-vous pour cette journée de débats et d’ateliers consacrés à l’avenir de la presse. Ils ont surtout voulu
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"In order to bring human rights into the media spotlight, journalists need to imagine better collaboration with experts from universities, whose wisdom on public policy is often unknown, especially with their positions in think tanks," said Nicholas D. Kristof, laureate.
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