AGENDA: Truth, Trust, and Democracy in the Age of Selfies, Trolls, and Bots

Social media and digital platforms have been both a blessing and a curse.

While these have helped disseminate critical information as well as give the ordinary citizen a voice, these have also fostered the rise of a disinformation ecosystem that distributes falsehood, from the simply misleading to outright fabrications.

What can be done to prevent the use of digital platforms to undermine and weaken democracies? How can ordinary citizens take part in this effort?

All these will be tackled in a public forum called "Truth, Trust, and Democracy in the Age of Selfies, Trolls, and Bots" on Tuesday, November 28, from 8 am to 5 pm, at The Eye, Green Sun Hotel, Makati City.

This forum will gather campus journalists, student leaders, educators, bloggers, and other stakeholders in journalism to promote a better understanding of the nature of digital platforms and how they affect public opinion.

It also aims to stimulate a conversation around opportunities and threats to democracy in the age of selfies, bots, fake accounts, and trolls.

Here is the program for this public forum. You may click or hover on the names of speakers and panelists for more information.

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This event is organized by the Journalism for Nation Building Foundation (JNBF) and Rappler, in cooperation with Free Press Unlimited (FPU), the US Embassy in the Philippines, Green Sun Hotel, PLDT, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR), Blogwatch, the Philippine Association of Communication Educators (PACE), the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP), and Blogapalooza. – Rappler.com