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Launch Webinar of the Arabic version of the report “Balancing Act: Countering Digital Disinformation while respecting Freedom of Expression”

When :

from Thursday 9 December, 2021
11:00
to Thursday 9 December, 2021
12:30

Manager :

George Awad, National Officer for Communication and Information, Lebanon

Where :

Online, Lebanon

Contact :

g.awad@unesco.org
Registration

On behalf of the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development, UNESCO is organizing a regional webinar that marks the official launch of the Arabic translation of the ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission report “Balancing Act: Countering Digital Disinformation while respecting Freedom of Expression”, on Thursday, 9 December 2021, from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, Beirut time (12:00-13:30 CET).

This research of the Broadband Commission, commissioned by UNESCO and co-chaired with Dr. Hessa Al-Jaber (Qatar), addresses a question of vital consequence across all borders.

The report reveals how disinformation can be addressed in ways that will not undermine the right to freedom of expression, and how independent media and freedom of expression play a necessary role in combatting online disinformation. The report was endorsed by the Broadband Commission membership in Fall 2019 and received peer review from leading academic experts from each region of the world. It includes a novel 23-step checklist and recommendations relevant to each stakeholder group within the digital information ecosystem.

Agenda:

  • Welcome remarks

    • Mr. Tawfik Jelassi, UNESCO Assistant Director General for Communication and Information
    • Mr. Ibrahim Sultan Al-Hashmi, Acting communications Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar
  • Session details

Moderator

    • Ms. Rouba El-Helou, Media, Gender and communication Specialist

Speakers

    • Ms. Nibal Thawabteh, Director at Media Development Center, Birzeit University
    • Mr. Walid Hayouni, Media Professor and founder of Journalists Against Disinformation and Hate Speech NGO, Tunisia
    • Mr. Joan Barata, International expert on freedom of expression and media regulation
    • Mr. Muhammad Khamaiseh, editor at Al Jazeera Media Institute

This regional webinar and the translation of this report was made possible through the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar.

 

To register ahead of the webinar and participate, please use the below Zoom link (simultaneous Arabic – English interpretation is provided):

https://unesco-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AgeFV7XgSvCzQTKuKBdvAA

Resources

Invitation