14th Plenary Assembly - Medellin, Colombia 2017
Nov15
Medellin, Colombia14th Plenary Assembly | Parliamentary Actions to Promote Responsible Political Discourse
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SOCIAL MEDIA: #PA14Col
PRESENTATIONS
- Reading the News on Trump. Pablo J. Boczkowski, research professor, Northwestern University
- Computational Propaganda: Challenges and Solutions. Nick Monaco, researcher, ComProp and DigIntel Lab
- Lie Detector: The struggle to attack post-truth during the Plebiscite for Peace. Natalia Arbeláez, academic and business coordinator, La Silla Vacía
- Fake News & the Future of Journalism: Looking through the Caribbean Window. Kiran Maharaj, President, Media Institute of the Caribbean
- Parliamentary Practices to Facilitate Media Coverage of Legislative Issues. Blanca Lilia Ibarra Cadena, Director General, Television Channel of the General Congress of the United States of Mexico
- Parliamentary Practices to Facilitate Media Coverage of Legislative Issues. Wesley Gibbings, President, Association of Caribbean Media Workers
- Journalistic Coverage of the Brazilian Parliament: The Case of the Chamber of Deputies. Cristiane Brum Bernandes, researcher, Centre for Education, Training and Improvement of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil
RESOURCES
- Written evidence submitted to Fake News Inquiry. United Kingdom Parliament, website
- Concept Note for Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2017. UNESCO
- Cyber Hygiene Guide for Politicians and Political Parties. Facebook, 2017
- World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development. UNESCO, 2015
- Post-truth: Fake News and the Future of Journalism. Pablo Boczkowski (in Spanish)
- Joint Declaration on Freedom of Expression and "Fake News," Disinformation and Propaganda. OAS, 2017
- "Fake News" and the EU's response. European Parliament, 2017
PANELLIST BIOGRAPHIES
ELECTIONS
During the Plenary Assembly, several seats on the Board of Directors were open for election. The results of the election were the following:
- Central America
- Caribbean
- South America
Training Session | Navigating Information: Online Research Practices to Support Parliamentary Work
November 15, 2017
RESOURCES
- Navigating Information Online: Tips and Tricks for Parliamentary Research. ParlAmericas and OAS, 2017