Thread by @MikeOghia, Another #disinformation session that constantly talks about media failures, but doesn't include [...]

Michael J. Oghia

MikeOghia

Another #disinformation session that constantly talks about media failures, but doesn& #39;t include any journalism and news media voices.

Journalism and news media CANNOT continue to be relegated to an afterthought when it comes to #netgov

#IGF2019 #MediaDev

It& #39;s so frustrating that so much of the #disinformation conversation is centered around content regulation, yet it& #39;s rare to hear anyone mention media market failure and the severe lack of market regulation

#IGF2019 #MediaDev

Where are the journalists? Where is the news media? It& #39;s unacceptable, but also simply illogical: high-quality, professional journalism is undoubtedly one of the strongest antidotes to misinformation and disinformation available

#IGF2019 #MediaDev

We& #39;re launching the newest DC, the DC on the Sustainability of Journalism and News Media later today (16:40) exactly to address this: we need more journalists to be part of digital policymaking, and set the agenda

#IGF2019 #MediaDev

And this is not meant to be self-promotional. It& #39;s an urgent and dire rallying cry to ensure that journalism in the digital age is included and sustainable.

#IGF2019 #MediaDev

Media capture, local news deserts, the advertising duopoly of Google & Facebook, content takedowns, trolls and bots, the list of challenges today is becoming insurmountable, and #MediaDev is not nearly funded enough or supported enough to address it

#IGF2019

We need to work together, to collaborate together, otherwise we& #39;ll continue to run around in circles chasing easy fixes and unaccountable solutions

#IGF2019 #MediaDev

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