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Mis/Dis: Exploring Misinformation and Disinformation takes a look at how fake news, misinformation, disinformation, and deepfakes are being handled by media companies and journalists. The program is hosted byhttps://bio.site/stevegregory and...
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Mis/Dis: Exploring Misinformation and Disinformation takes a look at how fake news, misinformation, disinformation, and deepfakes are being handled by media companies and journalists. The program is hosted by investigative journalist Steve Gregory and includes guests from the BBC, University at Buffalo, Northwestern University, Tegna, and the California State Assembly. The program is produced by KFI-AM 640's Steve Gregory and Jacob Gonzalez for iHeartMedia Los Angeles.
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27 OCT 2024 · Mis/Dis: Exploring Misinformation and Disinformation takes a look at how fake news, misinformation, disinformation, and Deepfakes are being handled by media companies and journalists. In Part 2, we speak with Dr. Siwei Lyu, a professor of computer science and engineering with the University at Buffalo in New York. Lyu says he has been studying ‘Deepfakes’ for years and tell us not only the origin of the term, but how people can verify content through a new program he and his students created. You can https://www.buffalo.edu/news/experts/siwei-lyu-faculty-expert-deepfakes-computer-vision.html. And here’s more on the professor’s, https://zinc.cse.buffalo.edu/ubmdfl/deep-o-meter/landing_page. Â
Up next is Shayan Sardarizadeh, a senior investigative reporter with BBC Verify, one of the newest units at the global news channel. Sardarizadeh walks us through how he and his team vet and verify content before it makes it on air and online. https://www.bbc.com/news/reality_check. And https://x.com/Shayan86?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor. And finally, California State Assemblymember Marc Berman wrote a bill to clamp down on social media companies who allow Deepfakes to be posted, and forces the companies to allow people who claim to be victimized by Deepfakes a chance to have their fake images removed. https://a23.asmdc.org/press-releases/20240828-bill-shield-elections-deceptive-online-deepfakes-passes-legislature
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20 OCT 2024 · Mis/Dis: Exploring Misinformation and Disinformation takes a look at how fake news, misinformation, disinformation, and deepfakes are being handled by media companies and journalists. In Part 1, we speak with Dr. Michael Spikes from the Medill School at Northwestern University. He specializes in Media Literacy with an emphasis on News Literacy. Spikes tells us how to become better consumers of news and how to be aware of bad information. https://www.michaelspikes.com/
 Also, Jonathan Forsythe, Managing Editor of Verify. Forsythe is a journalist with many years' experience working with the Washington Post. He heads up a new team of journalists, editors and producers who work around the clock to verify incoming content before it airs on Tegna stations and digital platforms. https://www.verifythis.com/.
Mis/Dis: Exploring Misinformation and Disinformation takes a look at how fake news, misinformation, disinformation, and deepfakes are being handled by media companies and journalists. The program is hosted byhttps://bio.site/stevegregory and...
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Mis/Dis: Exploring Misinformation and Disinformation takes a look at how fake news, misinformation, disinformation, and deepfakes are being handled by media companies and journalists. The program is hosted by investigative journalist Steve Gregory and includes guests from the BBC, University at Buffalo, Northwestern University, Tegna, and the California State Assembly. The program is produced by KFI-AM 640's Steve Gregory and Jacob Gonzalez for iHeartMedia Los Angeles.
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