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SUMMARY:Unbelievable! How to Address the Crisis of Trust in Reliable\, Acc
 urate Sources of News and Information - Prof Nazia Habib\, Director\, Cent
 re for Resilience and Sustainable Development
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DESCRIPTION:There is a global crisis of trust in reliable\, accurate sourc
 es of news and information. This has serious real-world consequences and u
 ndermines trust in democratic governments\, elections and institutions.\n\
 nState and non-state actors spread malicious disinformation\, misinformati
 on and conspiracy theories\, amplified by social media and AI-driven deep 
 fake digital technology and data manipulation. Mendacious politicians tell
  “big lies” that credulous audiences believe\, fueled by partisan medi
 a funded by shadowy donors with hidden agendas. Many states censor legitim
 ate news channels.\n\n*How should we tackle the crisis of trust in reliabl
 e\, accurate sources of news and ensure access to trustworthy news and inf
 ormation\, to protect democracy?*\n\nPlease join us online for this FREE U
 niversity of Cambridge Sinews of Development event as we consider one of t
 he most important issues in development. \n\nChaired by The Rt Hon Andrew 
 Mitchell MP\, the UK’s Minister for Development and Africa in the Foreig
 n\, Commonwealth and Development Office.\n\nSpeakers:\n\n_Simon Bishop_\, 
 CEO BBC Media Action\n\n_Madhav Chinappa_\, Media consultant and former Di
 rector of News Ecosystem Development at Google\n\n_Dr Kerry McInerney_\, R
 esearch Fellow at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence\n\n
 \n14th December 2023 online at 17:00 GMT/12.00 EST\n\n
LOCATION:https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/4330861571?omn=81262991294
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