Alexey Kovalev

    Investigative Editor, Meduza

    Alexey Kovalev is a Russian journalist who was born in Moscow and spent most of his life there, except for three years in London where he got his master’s degree in international journalism in 2010 and reported for Russian news magazines. Currently he is the investigative editor of Meduza based in Riga, Latvia (he was forced to emigrate Russia in early March 2022 after a law effectively criminalizing all independent reporting came into effect). Alexey has been working as a journalist for 20 years, mostly for local and national papers, magazines and news websites, but he is also an occasional contributor to The Guardian, The New York Times, Washington Post, Foreign Policy magazine and other Western media.

    All Sessions by Alexey Kovalev

    • 28 July

      Thurs

    • 13:00  - 14:00
      The global war of misinformation has emerged as the next political battleground. From China's portrayal of the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a "legitimate security concern" to a mass social media push during the Philippine Election to white wash the terror of the Marcos era as a "golden age", these government narratives are making in roads and shaping how their citizens vote and view the world. This panel takes a deep dive at how governments propagate misinformation and how journalists can navigate this challenging environment and fight back.
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