Seminar: How to Tackle Fake News and Information War in the EU?

Seminar: Disinformation, Misinformation, Malinformation – How to Tackle Fake News and Information War in the EU?

The Finnish Foundation for Media and Development (VIKES) and The Union of Journalists in Finland are organizing the seminar “Disinformation, Misinformation, Malinformation – How to Tackle Fake News and Information War in the EU?”

Their goal is to identify different forms of misinformation and influence operations, as well as to introduce measures to tackle and regulate them.

The EFJ GS is invited as a guest speaker.

• The Finnish Foundation for Media and Development (VIKES) is a journalists’ solidarity organization devoted to strengthening democracy and active civil society by supporting freedom of expression, quality journalism and media diversity around the world.

• The Union of Journalists in Finland is an independent trade union that negotiates collective bargaining agreements. The Union is an EFJ affiliate and has nearly 15 000 members who work for the print media, broadcasting, publishing and new communications media.