Masato Kajimoto

    Associate Professor of Practice, Journalism and Media Studies Centre, The University of Hong Kong

    Masato Kajimoto, PhD, is an associate professor of practice at the Journalism and Media Studies Centre at the University of Hong Kong. He specializes in news literacy education and misinformation ecosystem research in Asia. He founded a region-focused education NPO called ANNIE (Asian Network of News and Information Educators) and leads a student-driven fact-checking newsroom called Annie Lab, a verified signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network.

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    • 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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