Rachel Blundy

    Fact checking editor, AFP

    Rachel Blundy is a fact check editor for Agence France-Presse in Hong Kong, focussing on disinformation in Asia Pacific. She co-ordinates a team of reporters and editors in 12 countries/territories. Originally from London, she worked for more than five years in reporting and digital production roles on newspapers in the UK before moving to Hong Kong to work as a reporter for the South China Morning Post. She has expertise in verifying user generated content on social media after working for social media intelligence agency Storyful. Previously, she has trained journalists in digital verification techniques as part of the Google News Initiative in India, as well as at the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union’s annual conference in Turkey.

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    • Day 2

      Sat, Aug 29

    • 11:00  - 12:00
      Driven by fear and anxiety, a pandemic and social crises will quickly evolve into an infodemic of misinformation. Conspiracies, false claims and scams are as contagious as the virus itself. At a time when media literacy becomes a survival skill, how can journalists maintain the public well informed with trustworthy content? Are "fake news" laws helping out or further threatening independent journalism and people's legitimate right to know?
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