Misinformation and Disinformation in Hong Kong: Is legislation the answer?
organized by Journalism and Media Studies Centre
Viewed by HKU and Public
Event Type: Conference/Forum/Public Lecture/Seminar/Symposium/Talk/Workshop
Event Discipline: Others

Misinformation and disinformation is all around us, and comes in many forms. It can be deliberate lies, hoaxes or click bait. You've all seen it. You may have even passed it around. But as this deluge of disinformation becomes a tsunami—creating real societal problems and stoking divisions—how do we combat it? Should social media companies be responsible for policing what flows across their platforms? Should journalists take on the added job of fack-checking what flows across the internet? Should consumers become more literate at weeding out bogus news? Or should government pass laws to regulate so-called "fake news"?

This symposium, organized jointly by the CUHK, HKBU and HKU journalism schools, will tackle all these complex questions with two expert panels of journalists, media educators and legal practitioners.

Mode: In-person & simultaneous broadcast on Zoom. Registration required.

Date/Time 07/07/2021 14:00-17:00 Venue Moot Court, 2/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, Faculty of Law, HKU Language English

Registration is open from 21/06/2021 09:16(HKT) to 07/07/2021 12:00(HKT) on a first-come-first-served basis. The registration quota for this event is 200. Registrants will be placed on a waiting list if the registration quota is reached.