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"The underlying social factors look very different because the political context is different." Is all misinformation the same? Does it all spread and manifest in the same ways, no matter where in the world you are? 🌎 Or does that place's history, politics and culture change things? That is the argument Marcus Gilroy-Ware makes on the final episode of season one of Dis/Mis. Marcus is a writer and researcher of digital media, culture and politics, currently based at SOAS University of London. Check out the full episode! 👉 https://bit.ly/3ZZiZjC

Worried AI is influencing the news you consume? We hear you. 🔊 It’s a genuine concern in 2024 where the world of journalism is changing rapidly, and artificial intelligence (AI) is at the forefront of this transformation. It is important that we recognise the need to label AI-generated content to ensure that trust in journalism is prioritised over the rapid churning of news for consumption. To address this, Impress has created its first draft of the AI best practice note for publishers. Now, we’d like to know your thoughts! 💡 Participate in the public consultation on the Impress Artificial Intelligence Guidance! This guidances is intended to provide a framework for how AI tools can be used by publishers and their journalists. Any use of AI tools in a newsroom requires the balancing of human editorial judgement with machine efficiency to tell the stories that really matter. This is why we are opening this consultation for public feedback.  Together, we can ensure that journalism continues to serve the public with integrity and transparency. If you wish to respond to this consultation, please submit your feedback by completing this online form by 11 February 2025 👉 https://bit.ly/3Blujx3 #AI #Consultation #Survey

What a year 2024 has been for journalism and media 🤯 To try and make sense of it all, Lexie and Richard sat down to discuss: 🤖 AI court battles 📲 Social media bans 📍 Issues facing local journalism And more! We would also love to hear your hopes and fears for the year ahead. Let us know in the comments👇 💬 Watch the full video! 👉 https://bit.ly/3ZV4ld7 #AI #Misinformation #SocialMedia #Journalism #LocalNews

What's on your Christmas media wishlist?🤔🎄 To round off 2024, Impress CEO Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana sat down with our Chair Richard Ayre to talk through their thoughts on media events of the past year and what they want to see change as we head into 2025! On the public engaging with trustworthy sources, Lexie said: "I know there is this plethora of information out there, but this isn't about you having to have a certain educational background in order to think through these issues surrounding your media consumption." Check out the full video now! 👉 https://bit.ly/3ZV4ld7 #Media #2024 #Recap #Review #Journalism #News #NewsIndustry #MediaLiteracy

"Recent debates about social media’s dangers are important, but they miss the most important thing: that around twenty years ago societies delegated to business the design of the spaces where human beings are social. This fundamental error has put our politics and societies at huge risk: the pursuit of profit and social design do not mix well. "Today much of people’s experience of the online world is channelled through social media platforms, designed for one end: to generate attention which can be sold to advertisers. "Inevitably the wider internet contains material that is harmful. But instead of building platforms that mitigated the risk of harmful material circulating, we did the opposite: platforms pursued business models that exploited our attention by allowing content to circulate, regardless of quality, and generated platform activity, whether polarising or not. "As a result, our commercial platforms have become polarisation machines, perfect vehicles for the industrialisation of gossip on a global scale. By default, we have allowed Big Tech to build our space of the world: that is, the space of all possible spaces where we are social. "No emperor in history ever had that power, but the possibility of that power emerged with the internet and World Wide Web. The tragedy is that then we have built the wrong space of the world, a space that is now constitutionally toxic." Read our latest Impress Insights newsletter with Nick Couldry now! 👉 https://bit.ly/49tQvS5 #Newsletter #SocialMedia #X #Facebook #OnlineSafety #Opinion

"All of our problems - with our health, the planet, economics are all interrelated and we NEED to be shown the connections." 🔗 In the latest episode of Dis/Mis, Lucinda Guy and Alice Armstrong talk through their experience running a community radio station in Totnes, how conspiracy theories manifest, and how they approach issues of misinformation. Lucinda and Alice are on the board of directors of Soundart Radio, a volunteer-run, Ofcom-regulated station that provides a space for members of the community to develop and broadcast their ideas. Listen to the episode now! 👉 https://bit.ly/3ZuyTRw #Radio #Podcast #Journalism #Media #Misinformation #Disinformation #Community

Impress is impressive. I have a deep respect for what they do and what they stand for especially now. So I it is with real affection and hope that I post the following… Impress is on the lookout for a new Chair to help mould the new direction of the organisation and achieve our goal of creating an informed, transparent, and trustworthy information environment that benefits everyone. Candidates should be comfortable speaking on a public platform, engaging and networking with a wide range of influential stakeholders and have exceptional abilities to forge partnerships that will further our mission. Impress prides itself on its independence, so any candidate should boast a record of unimpeachable integrity and trustworthiness to match that. The coming years are set to be some of the most important in Impress’s history as we tackle complex issues such as news literacy, develop new commercial offerings, and focus on public understanding of ethical standards and rights of redress. If you are interested in joining the UK’s only independent press regulator, you can find out more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/eKbWvMjn #NonExecRole #ChairRecruitment #IndependentPressRegulation

The operations of social media platforms are a constant topic of passionate debate 📲 But are they actually working for us? In the next edition of Impress Insights, Nick Couldry argues that a reimagining of platforms is needed. Sign up now to be the first to receive it! 👉 https://bit.ly/3rLdDtX #SocialMedia #Newsletter #Insight #Opinion

Can we really trust the media? Is there enough accountability in journalism? And how important is it to act ethically? 🤔 🎙️ These were some of the topics explored when Impress Chief Executive Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana joined Simon Hodgkins for the latest episode of The Global Discussion. Have a listen! 👉 https://lnkd.in/eWM-pB_m

📍 "How do we reimagine local and community news?" For five years, Megan Lucero ran Bureau Local, a project set up by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, with the aim of revolutionising local journalism. In episode 6 of Dis/Mis, we delve deeper into how she did that as well as the successes and challenges that came with it. Also up for discussion is how community engagement could be a route to improving public trust in journalism, how journalists can act as facilitators in their communities, and whether traditional practices are becoming outdated. Listen now wherever you get your pods! 👉 https://bit.ly/4f7e58d #Local #Community #Journalism #Media #InvestigativeJournalism #Trust #Misinformation #Disinformation