By Pierre Haski (France)

Having previously worked as a correspon- dent for AFP (South Africa), he joined Libéra- tion, where he worked as a senior Africa reporter, and as a correspondent in Jerusa- lem and even in Beijing,Having previously worked as a correspon- dent for AFP (South Africa), he joined Libéra- tion, where he worked as a senior Africa reporter, and as a correspondent in Jerusa- lem and even in Beijing, director. Founder of the online media outlet, Rue89, Pierre Haski is now a geopolitical columnist for France Inter and L’Obs. He is also President of Reporters Without Borders. Pierre Haski is the author of several books (including Internet et la Chine (Internet and China) in 2008), and the creator of several documentaries (most notably Liu Xiaobo, l’homme qui a défié Pékin (Liu Xiaobo, the man who defied Beijing) in 2020 and Taïwan dans le viseur de Pékin (Taiwan in Beijing’s crosshairs) in 2023) and podcasts (Les décolonisations africaines [African decolonisation] in 2022).

Disinformation may seem pervasive and discouraging, but journalists all over the world continue to work together to effec- tively combat it. The tools at their disposal are evolving and editorial offices are coming together to create new formats or to work as a network, and the public itself is sometimes better equipped to counter the threats that weigh on the public debate. The tools at their disposal are evolving and editorial offices are coming together to create new formats or to work as a network, and the public itself is sometimes better equipped to counter the threats that weigh on the public debate.
Speeches
Pierre Haski, columnist at France Inter and President of Reporters Without Borders (France);
Nina Lamparski, Head of Digital Investigation for Africa at Agence France Presse (France);
ValdezOnanina, editor-in-chief of the Frenchspeaking Africa Check office (Senegal);
Saja H. Mortada, head of the ARIJ network of fact-checkers (Lebanon).
Moderator
Sophie Malibeaux, journalist at RFI (France)

By Ketsia Passou

Ketsia Passou is 18 years old. In her coun- try, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ketsia Passou is 18 years old. In her coun- try, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, that is the median age of the population. She is a student who decided to make her voice heard to benefit the causes that are close to her heart. She spoke at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh. el-Sheikh. She is a UNICEF Child Reporter in her home country and also acts as a United Nations Young Gender Equality Activist and as a young ambassa- dor for climate and environmental issues. In February 2023, she took part in a resi- dency organised by the French Embassy in Cameroon in the wake of the Montpellier Summit to reflect on actions that can be taken to move forward with tackling the climate emergency.

The creation of a fair amount of space for the representation of women in the media is yet to be achieved. Although things are beginning to move in the right direction, women’s voices (whether experts or not) are still less likely to be heard than those of men in the media, and too many gen- der-based stereotypes continue to circu- late. In addition, the profession of journalist itself fails to create adequate space for female information professionals. What is standing in the way of this?

Speeches
Jezia Nouma, founder of Lella Media (Tunisia)
Lauren Provost, Deputy Director of Libération (France);
Abigail Larbi Odei, MFWA Programme Director (Ghana);
Karim Djinko, MediaSahel for Women trainer (Canada).
Moderator
Sophie Ekoué, journalist (Togo).

The Global Forum for Media Development is the world’s largest community for media development, the freedom of the media and journalism support. Through collaboration, coordination and collective action, the net- work of 139 GFMD member organisations – together with its dozens of partners – cre- ates, promotes and implements policies and programmes aimed at supporting journalism for the public good.

Speech
Tom Law, Deputy Director, GFMD, United Kingdom

by David Chavalarias (France)

Director of the Institut des Systèmes Com- plexes in Paris, a body linked to the CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research), David Chavalarias analyses the explosion of disinformation and the various manipulation techniques used for electoral purposes. In 2016, he launched the Polito- scope project, which was dedicated to the analysis of social networks and online political activism. In his book entitled Toxic Data, the researcher looks into the way in which mass manipulation is used on social networks. He decodes the interference strategies deployed by Russia and the way in which they can undermine certain political systems.

Social media platforms are at the centre of the circulation of information and disinforma- tion and play a key role in the dissemination of the spoken word at local and global level. Governments and civil society organisations as pushing for better cooperation against disinformation. Are the platforms ready to play the game?
game? This conference will involve three or four guests and one moderator, who will have a 60-minute discussion followed by a 30-minute question and answer session, during which the online audience will also be able to ask questions (their questions will be relayed by the co-moderator who is in charge of the online audience).

Speeches
Henri Verdier, Ambassador for Digital Affairs, (France);
David Chavalarias, researcher, author of Toxic Data (France);
Thibaut Bruttin, Deputy Director General at Reporters Without Borders and in charge of the Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI) / France
Aisha Dabo, AfricTivistes, (Senegal/Gambia).

Moderator
Steven Jambot, journalist and producer of RFI’s L’Atelier des médias (Media workshop, France).

Whether in the Sahel, Ukraine or Eastern Congo, and regardless of whether the con- flict is high or low intensity, disinformation forms part of the arsenal available to war- ring parties. In the age of social networks, its impact in multiplied in space and time. Is it possible to protect oneself from these weapons of mass mistrust and to launch counter-attacks against them? State of play and feedback from those involved in the fight against disinformation.

Speeches
Julien Nocetti, researcher at the Institut français des relations internationales (French Institute of International Relations) (France);
Kristina Zelenyuk, journalist, 1+1 TV (Ukraine);
Gustave Katsuva, journalist for Congo Check (DR Congo).

Moderator
Boureima Salouka, Faso Check and DW Akademie (Burkina Faso).

Factoscope.fr is an aggregator of journalistic resources and content on fact-checking and media and information literacy (MIE); in particular, it aggregates the productions of the fact-checking media that are beneficiaries of the Désinfox Afrique project, as well as educational and/or scientific resources on the methods and practices of fact-checking and MIE.

Speeches
Laurent Bigot, journalist and lecturer, director of the École publique de journalisme de Tours (EPJT) / France
A co-presentation with Jean-Marc Bourguignon from Nothing2Hide

Artificial intelligence (AI) brings a number of threats when it comes to the quality of information. Whether text or images, its capacity to produce disinformation is immeasurable. However, AI also offers new opportunities to combat disinformation online. It can help to quickly identify disinformation and remove it before it spreads. Its use raises ethical questions. What are the risks, advantages and limitations of using AI in the fight against disinformation? What are the risks, advantages and limitations of using AI in the fight against disinformation?

Speeches
Olivier Martinez, specialist media & AI consultant (France);
Chine Labbé, editor- in-chief for Europe at NewsGuard (United States/France);
Rawan Damen, journalist, ARIJ (Jordan)
Noko Makgato, Executive Director of Africa Check, (South Africa).

Moderator
Paul Joël Kamtchang, data journalist (Cameroon).