Special: Polis Analysis’ Fake News Panel Discussion

As part of Polis Analysis’ campaign against fake news, we have
invited experts from the fields of journalism, academia, and
politics alongside our own head of research to discuss, in-depth,
the problem the world is facing with fake news. A fundamental part
of this campaign has been not just to highlight the existence of
the problem, but to play an important role in providing the
solutions to it. This discussion provides a platform for our
experts to begin to do just that. Clare Rewcastle Brown is an
investigative journalist whose work has helped to expose corruption
at the heart of governments and multinational media organisations.
Professor Nicholas Oshaughnessy is professor emeritus of
communication at Queen Mary University and visiting professor in
the centre for strategic communications at KCL. He has written
extensively on the topics of political marketing, propaganda, and
more recently on the plight of misinformation. Melissa Fairfull is
a legal expert and parliamentary aide to a senior member of the
Scottish National Party in Westminster. They are joined by Polis
Analysis’ head of research and resident fake news expert, Geremia
Lizier-Zmudzinski, who has led the way in establishing Polis
Analysis as a force for highlighting the dangers of fake news. I
would like to thank all of the panelists for taking the time to
participate in the discussion