Avoiding the Hate Trap in Online Journalism

This is the second of three one day seminars as part of the EU project Respect Words - Ethical Journalism against Hate Speech where we will be asking the questions:

• Is social media offering a public platform for hate speech?
• What does ethical reporting mean for online platforms where there is no regulation?

Agenda

09.30 – Registration

09.45 - Welcome

10.00 - Keynote Speech - Challenges to tackle Online Hate Speech

• Scott Griffen, Director of Press Freedom Programme with the International Press Institute.

11.00 - Panel 1 - The challenges to Ethics in Online Media

• Joe Galvin (Director of News, Storyful)
• Anne Walsh (Coordinator of the No Hate Speech Movement Ireland)
• Mark Malone (Social Justice Activist, Sound Migration)

​12.00 – World Café Style Discussion

13.00 - Lunch

14.00 - Panel 2 - Fact checking vs 'Fake" News - The Online Dilemma

• Gavan Titley (Lecturer in Media Studies, NUI Maynooth)
• Shane O'Curry (Director, European Network Against Racism)

15.00 - World Café Style Discussion

16.00 – Summary and Conclusions

17.00 – Close

Each seminar is a standalone event as part of the EU project Respect Words - Ethical Journalism against Hate Speech