Big Digital Lies

In our final episode we speak with Rachel Pulfer, executive director of Journalists for Human Rights, about the work being done to equip journalists and all Canadians with the tools necessary to better identify misinformation and disinformation, in an effort to build a more media literate society.

In this episode we speak with the Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin about the work of the Canadian Commission on Democratic Expression and their recommendations for regulating social media.

In episode three, we speak with Chris Dornan, author, professor and former journalist about science-specific misinformation and disinformation and how their presence has changed our COVID-19 response. We also hear from Mia Rabson, a reporter with The Canadian Press who has spent the last year navigating the flood of information, separating facts from falsehoods.

In episode two, we speak with Taylor Owen, founding director of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy at McGill University and journalist and human rights advocate Amira Elghawaby about the impact of misinformation and disinformation on society at large and specifically their influence on the journalism sector.

In this first episode we speak with BuzzFeed News' Craig Silverman about what misinformation and disinformation is, what it looks like, who perpetuates it, and how it's changed over the years.

A World Press Freedom Canada podcast shining a light on the impact of misinformation and disinformation on the journalism industry.