All the Conspiracies are True: Speaking Truth to Power in the Age of ‘Disinformation’
How should truth-seeking investigative journalism operate amid the proliferation of conspiracy theories on one side and the rise of a cadre of sometimes censorious “disinformation” experts on the other? Can the slur of conspiracy be used to intimidate and discourage genuine investigative reporting? How does one separate genuine leads from conspiracy fiction, when a few of those conspiracies might be true?
Chaired by James Harkin
James Harkin
James Harkin is the director of the Centre for Investigative Journalism. He is a journalist who covers social change and political conflict and whose work appears in Vanity Fair, Harper’s, GQ, The Smithsonian, Prospect and the Guardian.
Mads Brugger
Born 1972, Copenhagen, Denmark. Experienced journalist, editor, non fiction author and film director. Three times Sundance Film Festival nominee and winner of The Grand Jury Award at Sundance 2010 with feature length documentary “The Red Chapel”.
Silkie Carlo
Silkie Carlo is the Director of Big Brother Watch. She is a lifelong campaigner for the protection of civil liberties, particularly in the context of new and emerging technologies. She works to uphold rights in the fields of state surveillance, policing technologies, big data, artificial intelligence and free expression online.
Florence de Changy
Florence de Changy is a foreign correspondent, currently based in Hong Kong for Le Monde and RFI. She has been covering Asia-Pacific since the early 90ies, from Sydney (Australia), Auckland (New Zealand), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Taipei (Taiwan).
- 15 November 2024 13.00–14.00 GMT
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Location: Frobisher Auditorium 1, The Barbican
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