[kictanet] Day 2 on Fake News: Platform Responsibility

Fri Aug 18 09:05:01 EAT 2017

I do not think anyone has singled out the media. I believe we all agree
that fake news is a shared cultural problem for which we all have the
responsibility to address.

On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 7:59 AM, Peter Mbatha via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Good morning listers,
>
> Been thinking about the discussion we have been doing for the last few
> days and hadn't given my opinion yet.
>
> Yes!  Come to think of it and tell whether we will ever get to the bottom
> of this issue labeled 'FAKE NEWS' after these long listed debates. We
> have had a good time to critically share on the issue but it ain't going to
> be resolved as soon as you may think.
>
> Besides the different opinions on the issues raised by 'MERCY MUTEMI',  we
> need to start by seeing the actors and actuators and of such alleged
> malpractices.
>
>  1. Who?
>  2. Why?
>  3. When?
>  4. Where?
>
> This is because we already have the 'what? = fake news '.
>
> The scenario won't be at all acomodative for the discussion because we
> have a BIG bias in what we are discussing already. We have within our
> capacity started accusing the agents(singked out media) who are actuators
> of the 'what'  in the above diacussion. This has labbel us as initiators of
> a good will which doesn't have a foundation and you exactly know what will
> happen; at the end of the day no outcome will be worth the time spent here.
>
> Once we are done,  with the above(we need to stop labelling media only in
> this) then the below
>
> *(a) What is the effect of Fake News to the mainstream media?*
> *(b) **What is the role of the Kenyan media in combating Fake News?*
> *(c) **Is the Kenyan media doing enough?*
> *(d) **What should platforms such as Facebook and Google be doing to
> reduce the effect of Fake News? Is there a need for localised solutions?*
>
> These raised questions will get answers that will lead to a conclusion and
> summary that will address the issue totally.
>
> Thank-you all.
>
> On Aug 18, 2017 07:00, "Du Toit, Jaco via kictanet" <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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>> Dear colleagues,
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>> Yes journalists have a role but also editors and media houses.  Regards.
>> Jaco
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>> unesco.org at lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Churchill Otieno via
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>> *Sent:* Thursday, August 17, 2017 9:58 PM
>> *To:* Du Toit, Jaco <j.dutoit at unesco.org>
>> *Cc:* Churchill Otieno <cotieno at gmail.com>
>> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Day 2 on Fake News: Platform Responsibility
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>> What can journalists/media do? It might be helpful to note that the
>> International Centre for Journalists (ICJF) is leading a global search to
>> find clever things newsrooms around the world are doing, that may give
>> truth the energy needed to compete or outpace fake news. What's emerging is
>> that fake news feeds off emotions that it's recipients have already
>> invested in, hence it has an almost opiumish pull. I'm part of this
>> endeavor and we are also seeing quite some committed journalists, some in
>> solo efforts, going hard to defend truth. Though it's still early days,
>> expect some announcements in the coming weeks
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>> On 17 Aug 2017, at 17:17, kanini mutemi via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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>> One of the proposals made yesterday was that platforms should pull down
>> Fake News posts. Is this a desirable approach?
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>> On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 5:01 PM, Eric Mugendi via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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>> Here's my two cents on this from a fact checker's perspective:
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>> *(a) What is the effect of Fake News to the mainstream media?*
>> Fake news tends to distract audiences and divert their attention away
>> from the truth. It often mimics real news and taps into our biases and
>> prejudices. If you see a fake story that says something you have long
>> suspected to be true, even if the evidence appears dodgy, you are more
>> willing to share it than another story that says the opposite of what you
>> believe. As a resuly
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>> *(b) What is the role of the Kenyan media in combating Fake News?*
>> Kenyan media has the double role of debunking fake stories and
>> propagating the truth. It is not enough to just point at a story and say
>> that it is false, the burden is then on the media to point out the truth.
>> They can do this by actively fact-checking the stories that are in the
>> public domain, rather than just the stories they publish. Given the amount
>> of trust that Kenyans have in mainstream media, one critical service that
>> the media can do is to check what they write to make sure it is legitimate.
>> They can also give members of the public an avenue to quickly check whether
>> the stories they see on social media or receive via messaging apps are true
>> before they share.
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>> *(c) Is the Kenyan media doing enough?*
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>> I don't think so. A lot of times the fake stories that do get around tend
>> to colour the narrative, so to speak, so in the end, you have a distracted
>> media unwilling to invest resources into holding the things politicians and
>> other public figures say, or what is published on social media for
>> instance. Fact-checking is a continuous process, and it is essential in
>> order to ensure that everyone is held accountable for what they say. So
>> far, the media
>>
>> *(d) What should platforms such as Facebook and Google be doing to reduce
>> the effect of Fake News? Is there a need for localised solutions?*
>>
>> Facebook and Google are inherently neutral in this, in my opinion. This
>> does not absolve them from the fact that their platforms are used to
>> distribute fake news and other questionable stories. They have initiated
>> methods to check verification, with Google adding a 'This story has been
>> verified' tag on search results, and Facebook adding a banner on their site
>> with information on how to verify if a story is legit, but these
>> initiatives have a limited reach, given the fact that much of our news
>> content falls outside their radar.
>>
>> As a result, we definitely need localized solutions. There are some like
>> Nation's Newsplex that have taken on the task, along with the fact-checking
>> segment on the Sunday news on NTV. However, seeing as these initiatives are
>> part of the media establishment, they are unlikely to be critical of their
>> own coverage. Truly independent initiatives such as PesaCheck
>> <http://pesacheck.org> which I work on, and AfricaCheck, are able to
>> navigate the space in a truly neutral way, and we are gaining some
>> attention from the public. There is a need for more local initiatives
>> because there are significant gaps in coverage, meaning that we can only do
>> so much with the claims that we check.
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>> *Eric Mugendi*
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>> On 17 August 2017 at 16:22, anyega jefferson via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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>> I believe platforms must be held accountable. If a legal entity trades in
>> information, then it should have a responsibility to protect its consumers.
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>> However, this may require a rethink of their role as non-publishers.
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>> If, Mark Zuckerberg runs for POTUS, as it remotely seems, he will have to
>> contend with accusations of punishing alternative views and infringing on
>> free speech.
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>> On Aug 17, 2017 14:11, "kanini mutemi via kictanet" <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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>> Good morning Listers.
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>> It's another great day to talk about Fake News! Day 1 we focused on the
>> prevalence of Fake News and the role of different stakeholders in combating
>> it. Now we move to *Platform Responsibility. *
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>>
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>> For those who are just joining us, KICTANet is carrying out a three day
>> online engagement with the National Cohesion and Integration Commission
>> (NCIC) on how to deal with Fake News. Feel free to share your proposals on
>> possible interventions.
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>> Here are some questions to guide our discussion today:
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>> *(a) What is the effect of Fake News to the mainstream media?*
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>> *(b) What is the role of the Kenyan media in combating Fake News?*
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>> *(c) Is the Kenyan media doing enough? *
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>> *(d) What should platforms such as Facebook and Google be doing to reduce
>> the effect of Fake News? Is there a need for localised solutions?*
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>> Fire away.
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>> *Mercy Mutemi*.
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