Data Authentication in Citizen Journalism

[ UUID ] 4cfe7ef3-b5eb-452d-81b1-5de418ef5b16

[ Session Name ] Data Authentication in Citizen Journalism [ Primary Space ] Web Literacy [ Secondary Space ] Decentralisation

[ Submitter's Name ] Pushpita Dey [ Submitter's Affiliated Organisation ] Mozilla [ Submitter's GitHub ] PushpitaPikuDey

What will happen in your session?

Through Citizen Journalism, any common individual can act as a journalist by reporting and sharing any newsworthy content via tweets, Facebook posts or other social media platforms. But in that case, there might be a probability that the data shared may lack authenticity. So, the exercise will focus on how to become a citizen journalist(CJ) and share authentic data while practicing citizen journalism. There will be brainstorming session to find out ways to eradicate or correct wrong data from the public domain. There will be hands on session on how to report news on social media as CJ.

What is the goal or outcome of your session?

The idea is to empower any citizen through social media that he/she can serve as a journalist. Moreover, it will also aim at making people efficient enough to verify data and information before sharing it online as citizen journalists.

If your session requires additional materials or electronic equipment, please outline your needs.

Time needed

60 mins