Dis/Mis: Exploring Misinformation In Modern Media

In this episode, Debs explores how we journalists interact with their communities, how relationships can be built and why ethics should be at the heart of newsgathering. Our guests this week are Juliana da Penha (Founder of Migrant Women Press), Maxine Betteridge-Moes (Digital Editor, New Internationalist) and Begonya Miranda (Community Engagement Lead, The Bristol Cable). This episode is part of our Creating Ethical Media And Journalism Training Course! To find out more, visit ⁠Impressorg.com

In this episode, Debs explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can impact journalistic ethics and how it can be used responsibly. Our guests this week are Dr Courtney Radsch, Director of the Center for Journalism and Liberty at the Open Markets Institute, and Tom Trewinnard, COO and Co-founder of Fathm. This episode is part of our Creating Ethical Media And Journalism Training Course! To find out more, visit Impressorg.com

In this episode, Debs is joined by Impress CEO Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana, Associate Professor in Law at the University of Birmingham Dr Pete Coe, and Co-founder and Executive Editor of Byline Times Peter Jukes to discuss the risks relating to defamation in journalism and how it can be avoided. This episode is part of our Creating Ethical Media And Journalism Training Course! To find out more, visit Impressorg.com

In this episode, Debs takes a closer look at the principles that outline ethical reporting in journalism. She is joined by former Impress Chair Richard Ayre, Impress Board members Samuel Regan Asante and Caro Kriel, and CEO and Editor-in-Chief of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, Rozina Breen. This episode is part of our Creating Ethical Media And Journalism training course! To find out more, visit impressorg.com.

In this episode, Debs discusses the world of investigative journalism and how to balance ethical practise with the public interest. Our guests are Eliot Higgins, creator of Bellingcat, Sophia Galer, an author, journalist and content creator, and Eleanor Rose, journalist for the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. This episode was created as part of our Creating Ethical Media And Journalism training programme. To find out more, visit impressorg.com.

How does the quality of information we consume differ depending on where we come from? That is one of the topics up for discussion in the final season of series one of Dis/Mis! This week, Debs is joined by author Marcus Gilroy-Ware to talk about his work on digital media, culture and politics, and why we need to have a more international and culturally specific perspective when it comes to misinformation and how it can spread on platforms. Marcus has written two books, Filling the Void and After the Fact.

From Ofcom regulation to a clash of political views, there are plenty of challenges facing community radio stations in the UK. In episode seven of Dis/Mis, Debs is joined by Lucinda Guy and Alice Armstrong. The duo sit on the board of directors at Soundart Radio, a volunteer run radio station based in Totnes, UK. Here, we explore how community radio came to be, the processes behind putting on a show and why it is becoming increasingly important as misinformation increases. Find out more about Soundart Radio!

Are traditional journalistic practices outdated? How can investigative journalists act as facilitators? And could this help tackle misinformation? In the sixth episode of Dis/Mis, Debs talks to Megan Lucero about her groundbreaking investigative work and how community engagement could be a route to improving public trust in journalism. Megan founded and ran The Bureau Local during her time at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and was the first data editor at The Times and The Sunday Times. She is now based in San Diego and supports organisations and projects around the world, working at the intersection of systems change, community power, and journalism. Read more about the investigation into Deliveroo.

If reporting is factually accurate, does that automatically mean it won't lead to misinformation? Not necessarily. In this latest episode of Dis/Mis, Debs is joined by Tom Mills to discuss the role broadcast journalism contributes to dis- and misinformation and why the quality of individual journalists is not a guarantee of quality journalism. Tom is a senior lecturer in sociology at Aston University, the author of the BBC Myth of a Public Service and the chair of the Media Reform Coalition.

How can we empower young people to stay alert to disinformation? That is the question being tackled in episode four of Dis/Mis, as Debs is joined by Banseka Kayembe. Banseka is a freelance culture and politics journalist, and she's the founder and director of Naked Politics, which is a media and educational platform for young people, focused in particular on people power and grassroots democracy. Here, Debs and Banseka look at the disconnect between media reform and wider democratic reform as well as how young people fit into both movements. Find out more about Naked Politics!

In the latest episode of Dis/Mis, press malpractice is up for discussion. First, Debs gets a first-hand account of press intrusion from Liv Rhoden. Liv recounts what it was like to see inaccuracies about herself and her family in the news and have journalists knocking at the door after her parents passed away. Chief Executive of campaign group Hacked Off Nathan Sparkes then discusses the importance of media accountability and the impact of disinformation. They explore the significance of the Leveson Inquiry, the ongoing efforts for press regulation in the UK, and how press behaviour continues to blight different aspects of life today. ⁠Keep up to date with the work of Impress! ⁠ ⁠Find out more about Hacked Off. ⁠

This week, Debs is joined by Shirish Kulkarni for an expansive chat, including how pursuits of impartiality can lead to misinformation, why marginalised communities do not trust the news, and what he learned from his time with mainstream outlets, such as ITN and Sky News. Shirish is a journalist, researcher and community organiser and a news innovation research fellow at Media Cymru, which is an innovation consortium in South Wales. He has previously worked for the likes of ITN, Sky News and The Bureau Of Investigative Journalism, before making the switch into journalism innovation. You can find out more about Shirish's research work ⁠here⁠!

In the first episode of Dis/Mis, Debs is joined by Impress CEO Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana and Natalie Fenton, a media and communications lecturer at Goldsmiths University. This week, we examine the beginnings of misinformation. Did it really emerge with the advent of the internet and technological advances, or has it been an issue throughout human history? Debs, Lexie and Natalie also discuss the link between trust in democracy and trust in the media, solutions to misinformation and the organisations already leading the way. You can find out more about Natalie's latest book Democratic Delusions: How the Media Hollows Out Democracy and What We Can Do About It here!

In this introductory episode, Dis/Mis host Debs Grayson tells you more about what you can expect in the first series of the podcast. Disinformation and misinformation have become hot topics in recent years. Conversations about fake news, conspiracy theories and how we tell truth from lies seem to be everywhere. In fact, they've become a common part of the news cycle within the very media institutions that these conversations are often trying to critique. Sometimes the whole arena can feel hopelessly confused when one person's fact checker is another person's purveyor of fake news. The terms of the debate themselves can seem to lose their meaning. In this podcast, we'll be trying to navigate this tricky terrain by zooming out a bit. With the help of media industry experts, we will attempt to answer the key questions around mis- and disinformation, as well as looking at the role technology plays and how the vital issues of the day such as climate change are impacted by misinformation. Debs is a campaigner, researcher and activist, and has been working on how to build a better media for over a decade. Keep up to date with Impress! a3229a6c0d01c93b68ee7109e391ee2746d68952