Uploaded May 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
It is all too easy to blame trolls or malicious foreign powers for the emergence of fake news. In fact, most of us have played a part in creating a news ecosystem that corrodes trust: politicians who dissemble, communicators who sell doubt, gullible audiences, flawed journalists, researchers who deconstruct reality, social media platforms that profit from fake news.
In the course of this panel discussion with Arnaud Mercier (President, The Conversation France), Misha Ketchell (Managing Editor, The Conversation France) and Tory Shepherd (The Advertiser) place those responsible for fake news in the dock and ask what can be done to rebuild trust.
It is all too easy to blame trolls or malicious foreign powers for the emergence of fake news. In fact, most of us have played a part in creating a news ecosystem that corrodes trust: politicians who dissemble, communicators who sell doubt, gullible audiences, flawed journalists, researchers who deconstruct reality, social media platforms that profit from fake news.
In the course of this panel discussion with Arnaud Mercier (President, The Conversation France), Misha Ketchell (Managing Editor, The Conversation France) and Tory Shepherd (The Advertiser) place those responsible for fake news in the dock and ask what can be done to rebuild trust.
