Journalism and Education: The purpose of News in the Age of Disinformation
XQ.EUJOY promotes journalism as an educative and transformative tool, exploring its relationship with disinformation and critical perspectives. With this congress, it reaffirms its commitment to responsible and ethical journalism, capable of facing the challenges of the digital age.
The congress is organised by the XQ.EUJOY consortium, formed by Ediciones Octaedro, Fundació Periodisme Plural, Aspea, Idea Dinamica, and Dataninja.
Location: University of Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
Schedule
Morning Session
09:30 – 09:45. Registration
09:45 – 10:15. Presentation of the XQ.EUJOY project.
Overview of the project and consortium
10:15 – 10:45. Keynote: Cristina Fernández Rovira
“For Free and Quality Journalism: 10 Reasons for the Media to Shut Down their Social Networks”
10:45 – 11:00. Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00. Panel 1: The university voice
- 11:00 – 11:20 Clara Queralt
It’s Not a Problem, It’s the Context: Journalism, Public Service, Filter Bubble, Consumers, Ideology - 11:20 – 11:40 Anton Giulio Maglione
Fake News and Deepfakes - 11:40 – 12:00 Panagiota Samioti
Countering Misinformation in Higher Education: A Greek University Case Study
12:00 – 12:15. Coffee break
12:15 – 12:45. Keynote: Lorenzo Marini
“From Newsroom to Classroom: Journalism’s Role in Shaping Knowledge”
12:45 – 14:30. Lunch break
Afternoon Session
14:30 – 15:30. Panel 2: The Education Connection
- 14:30 – 14:50 Leah Pattem
What If the Journalist and Photographer Was Also the Source? - 14:50 – 15:10 Guillem Tarragó; Núria Mora (Consorci d’Educació de Barcelona)
Data, Systemic Vision and Storytelling: A Reflection on the Role of Media in Education - 15:10 – 15:30 Jingrong Tong
Understanding MOOCs Users and Impact
15:30 – 16:00. Coffee break
16:00 – 16:30. Keynote: Eileen Truax
“Black, Illegal, Latino, Expat: Challenging the Colonial Narrative in Media”
16:30 – 17:00. Keynote: Luiz Peres Garzesi
“Journalism, Polarization and Algorithmic Epistemology”
17:00 – 17:30. Closing
