Events
WEBINAR PANEL DISCUSSION ON FAKE NEWS AND MISINFORMATION
When: | Friday, 29 January 2021 - Friday, 29 January 2021 |
Where: | Online Event Off campus |
Start time: | 14:00 |
Enquiries: | |
RSVP: | Please register here: https://wits-za.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2XYyHRGcRuKHjJjK0z0_Zw |
Cost: | Free but registration is required |
You are invited to a WEBINAR PANEL DISCUSSION ON FAKE NEWS AND MISINFORMATION
The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) and the Wits School of Governance (WSG) invite you to a WEBINAR PANEL DISCUSSION ON FAKE NEWS AND MISINFORMATION.
The main objective of the webinar is to create a platform to educate and effect change regarding fake news, why do people do it, legal consequences in South Africa for spreading fake news and how to curb fake news especially during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa.
Attendees will get insights on, how to detect fake news, how to report fake news and how to avoid being complicit in the spreading of fake news.
Speakers:
Speaker: Dr Jabu Mtsweni- Research Centre Manager at CSIR
Speaker: Mr William Bird- Director at Media Monitoring Africa
Speaker: Ms Tanveer Jeewa - Communications and Legal Officer at International Commission of Jurists
Speaker: Professor Lucy Allais – Professor of Philosophy at the University of the Witwatersrand
Moderator:
Miss Kemantha Govender – Communications Manager at Wits School of Governance
Date: Friday, 29 January 2021
Time: 14:00 (Central Africa Time)
Platform: Zoom
Please register here: https://wits-za.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2XYyHRGcRuKHjJjK0z0_Zw
