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DESCRIPTION:A roundtable focused on misinformation challenges in Canada and
  what\, if anything\, we can do about it.\n\nThis year has been marked by 
 an influx of misinformation\, from truckers motivated by COVID-19 medical 
 misinformation to Russian information warfare and conspiracies about Ukrai
 nian biolabs. Join an expert panel of journalists\, academics\, and other 
 defenders against misinformation to share what they have learned\, how it 
 threatens democracy\, and how we can combat it.\n\n>> Register for this ev
 ent.\n\n \n\nRoundtable Participants\n\nJustin Ling. Justin Ling is an awa
 rd-winning investigative journalist who specializes in stories that are un
 der-reported or misunderstood. He focuses on stories around misinformation
 \, conspiracy theories\, extremism\, policing\, and national security.\n\n
 Gallit Dobner from Global Affairs Canada. Gallit Dobner is Director of the
  Centre for International Digital Policy at Global Affairs Canada\, with r
 esponsibility for the G7 Rapid Response Mechanism to counter foreign threa
 ts to democracy as well as broader issues at the intersection of foreign p
 olicy and technology.\n\nColette Brin from Université Laval. Colette Brin 
 is a full professor in the Department of Information and Communication at 
 Université Laval and Director of the Centre for Media Studies. D. in polit
 ical science from Université Laval and a former journalist by profession\,
  Colette Brin's research has focused on a variety of contemporary issues f
 acing news organizations\, from newsroom convergence and declining journal
 istic staffing to online public information practices and misinformation.
 \n\nHolly Ann Garnett from Royal Military College. Holly Garnett is an Ass
 ociate Professor of Political Science and co-director of the Electoral Int
 egrity Project\, an independent academic research project that focuses on 
 the democratic quality of elections around the globe and how they can be i
 mproved. Her research examines how electoral integrity can be strengthened
  throughout the electoral cycle\, including election technology and cyber-
 security\, civic literacy\, dis-information\, electoral management\, regis
 tration and voting procedures\, and campaign finance.\n\nAengus Bridgman f
 rom McGill University. Aengus Bridgman is the Director of the Media Ecosys
 tem Observatory and one of Canada’s leading experts on digital politics\, 
 misinformation\, and the political consequences of social media. His resea
 rch focuses on understanding how we consume information matters for how we
  think and act politically. His work has been published in numerous leadin
 g political science journals.\n\nThe roundtable will be held Tuesday\, Mar
 ch 29th at 12:00 EDT on Zoom. The link will be shared with registered atte
 ndees in advance.\n\nThis event is moderated by Centre for Media\, Technol
 ogy and Democracy Director\, Taylor Owen\, who is the Beaverbrook Chair in
  Media\, Ethics and Communications and an Associate Professor at the Max B
 ell School of Public Policy at McGill University.\n
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SUMMARY:The Present and Future of Misinformation in Canada | Media Ecosyste
 m Observatory
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/channels/event/present-and-future-m
 isinformation-canada-media-ecosystem-observatory-338712
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