Day 2 on Fake News: Platform Responsibility
Good morning Listers. 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. * 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. Here are some questions to guide our discussion today: *(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?* Fire away. -- *Mercy Mutemi*.
Listers. 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. * 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. Here are some questions to guide our discussion today: *(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?* Fire away. -- *Mercy Mutemi*. -- *Mercy Mutemi, Advocate*.
(b)What is the role of the Kenyan media in combating Fake News? The media has the traditional role of verification due to the fact that people still have trust in what is shared. I know this may be contentious considering that some media organisations have had instances where they have shared fake news. However, most have taken the earliest opportunity to offer an apology once they realized their mistake(s). Most media houses are guided by in-house as well as Media Council of Kenya codes of ethics, and should endeavor to guide audiences on what is factual. I like that the Nation Newspaper has a weekly column that points out the fake news shared in the given week. This is a step in the right direction. Best regards Githaiga, Grace On Thursday, 17-08-2017 at 12:08 kanini mutemi via kictanet wrote: Listers. 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. 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. Here are some questions to guide our discussion today: (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? Fire away. -- Mercy Mutemi. -- Mercy Mutemi, Advocate. Co-Convenor Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) Twitter:@ggithaiga Tel: 254722701495 Skype: gracegithaiga Alternate email: ggithaiga@hotmail.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga www.kictanet.or.ke "Change only happens when ordinary people get involved, get engaged and come together to demand it. I am asking you to believe. Not in my ability to bring about change – but in yours"---Barrack Obama.
Good afternoon Listers, Thank you for participating in Day 2 of Talk to NCIC. Once again, very good and thought provoking contributions. Just a quick summary of the discussions: *On (a): What is the effect of Fake News to the mainstream media?* Fake News affects the credibility of mainstream media. *On (b): What is the role of the Kenyan media in combating Fake News?* Mainstream media already has a platform from which they ought to educate the public on Fake News while propagating the truth. The media should always fact-check stories posted by others and be quick to call out Fake News. To avoid further denting their credibility, mainstream media should be careful to only post that which is legitimate. Since Kenyan still trust mainstream media as a legitimate source of information, they must uphold this fiduciary duty. There was a proposal for a quick fact-checking tool which people can use to ascertain the veracity of a story before sharing it. *On (c): Is the Kenyan media doing enough? *Initiatives such as Newsplex and the fact-checking segment on NTV demonstrate that the media is fighting back against Fake News. We were also informed of the global search for enterprising solutions by the International Centre for Journalists (ICJF) @Churchill please keep us updated on this. There was a feeling, however, that these efforts are not enough- more needs to be done. *On (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?* Initiatives by Google and Facebook were lauded. @Fadzai pointed out some of the work being done by Facebook eg the in-app educational tool, and efforts to make Fake News less profitable. Local efforts by PesaCheck and AfricaCheck were highlighted as examples to emulate. If you have anything to add, feel free. This is not the end of the conversation. -- *Mercy Mutemi*.
Hi Mercy, *(a) What is the effect of Fake News to the mainstream media?* *Fake News makes mainstream media loose credibility. This has a general impact on their income. That said my worry is the impact of fake news on the internet itself. The moment the Internet is associated with fake news, e-commerce will also be affected since trust is a key element or tenet of the Internet.* *(b) **What is the role of the Kenyan media in combating Fake News?* *The media should assist in educating the public on the difference between fake news and credible news. If the Media can invest in joint initiatives such as the presidential debate viewed and listened to by all citizens they can use a similar approach to sensitize the public to desist from spreading fake news. NCIC can work with the Media Council on this.* *(c) * *Is the Kenyan media doing enough?* *Definitely not. The Kenyan media came under scrutiny in the just concluded elections. I think the media fraternity needs to go back to drawing board and positively confront the criticism they received. Over and above the balance sheet, the media has a role in the society as a corporate citizen.* *d)* *With regard to platforms such as Face Book and Google, they only operate within the laws of the Jurisdictions they operate in. That Said we have seen some positive efforts from Facebook and Google have made significant efforts in participating in local policy development , they can step up their efforts in educating users on their rights and responsibilities as netizens. Most importantly , emphasis should be on the fact that what is wrong offline is wrong online.* *Thank you* On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 10:24 AM, kanini mutemi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning Listers.
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. *
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.
Here are some questions to guide our discussion today:
*(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?*
Fire away. -- *Mercy Mutemi*.
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Thank you Barrack. Indeed the credibility of the media has come under attack in recent times. Would you say that Kenyans currently trust what they read in mainstream media to be factual and accurate ? -- *Mercy Mutemi*.
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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. However, this may require a rethink of their role as non-publishers. 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. On Aug 17, 2017 14:11, "kanini mutemi via kictanet" < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning Listers.
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. *
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.
Here are some questions to guide our discussion today:
*(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?*
Fire away. -- *Mercy Mutemi*.
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Here's my two cents on this from a fact checker's perspective: *(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 *(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. *(c) **Is the Kenyan media doing enough?* 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. Eric Mugendi about.me/mugendi [image: Eric Mugendi on about.me] <http://about.me/mugendi> On 17 August 2017 at 16:22, anyega jefferson via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I believe platforms must be held accountable. If a legal entity trades in information, then it should have a responsibility to protect its consumers. However, this may require a rethink of their role as non-publishers. 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.
On Aug 17, 2017 14:11, "kanini mutemi via kictanet" < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning Listers.
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. *
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.
Here are some questions to guide our discussion today:
*(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?*
Fire away. -- *Mercy Mutemi*.
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One of the proposals made yesterday was that platforms should pull down Fake News posts. Is this a desirable approach? On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 5:01 PM, Eric Mugendi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Here's my two cents on this from a fact checker's perspective:
*(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
*(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.
*(c) **Is the Kenyan media doing enough?* 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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On 17 August 2017 at 16:22, anyega jefferson via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I believe platforms must be held accountable. If a legal entity trades in information, then it should have a responsibility to protect its consumers. However, this may require a rethink of their role as non-publishers. 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.
On Aug 17, 2017 14:11, "kanini mutemi via kictanet" < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning Listers.
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. *
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.
Here are some questions to guide our discussion today:
*(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?*
Fire away. -- *Mercy Mutemi*.
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This article sheds light on the dangers and opportunities in relying on algorithms and moderators to tackle fake news/hate speech and such matters. https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurencoleman/2017/08/17/why-the-sensitive-intersection-of-race-hate-speech-and-algorithms-is-heating-up/?utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium=social&utm_content=1033999973&utm_campaign=sprinklrForbesMainTwitter#5223f3db1350 On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 5:17 PM, kanini mutemi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
One of the proposals made yesterday was that platforms should pull down Fake News posts. Is this a desirable approach?
On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 5:01 PM, Eric Mugendi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Here's my two cents on this from a fact checker's perspective:
*(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
*(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.
*(c) **Is the Kenyan media doing enough?* 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.
Eric Mugendi about.me/mugendi [image: Eric Mugendi on about.me] <http://about.me/mugendi>
On 17 August 2017 at 16:22, anyega jefferson via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I believe platforms must be held accountable. If a legal entity trades in information, then it should have a responsibility to protect its consumers. However, this may require a rethink of their role as non-publishers. 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.
On Aug 17, 2017 14:11, "kanini mutemi via kictanet" < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning Listers.
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. *
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.
Here are some questions to guide our discussion today:
*(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?*
Fire away. -- *Mercy Mutemi*.
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There is a risk that the moderators and the programmers who write the algorithms may bring their ingrained biases to the process of managing fake news. On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 9:51 PM, anyega jefferson <jeffersonanyega@gmail.com
wrote:
This article sheds light on the dangers and opportunities in relying on algorithms and moderators to tackle fake news/hate speech and such matters.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurencoleman/2017/08/17/why- the-sensitive-intersection-of-race-hate-speech-and- algorithms-is-heating-up/?utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium= social&utm_content=1033999973&utm_campaign=sprinklrForbesMainTwitter# 5223f3db1350
On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 5:17 PM, kanini mutemi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
One of the proposals made yesterday was that platforms should pull down Fake News posts. Is this a desirable approach?
On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 5:01 PM, Eric Mugendi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Here's my two cents on this from a fact checker's perspective:
*(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
*(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.
*(c) **Is the Kenyan media doing enough?* 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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On 17 August 2017 at 16:22, anyega jefferson via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I believe platforms must be held accountable. If a legal entity trades in information, then it should have a responsibility to protect its consumers. However, this may require a rethink of their role as non-publishers. 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.
On Aug 17, 2017 14:11, "kanini mutemi via kictanet" < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning Listers.
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. *
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.
Here are some questions to guide our discussion today:
*(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?*
Fire away. -- *Mercy Mutemi*.
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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
On 17 Aug 2017, at 17:17, kanini mutemi via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
One of the proposals made yesterday was that platforms should pull down Fake News posts. Is this a desirable approach?
On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 5:01 PM, Eric Mugendi via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Here's my two cents on this from a fact checker's perspective:
(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
(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.
(c) Is the Kenyan media doing enough? 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 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.
Eric Mugendi about.me/mugendi
On 17 August 2017 at 16:22, anyega jefferson via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: I believe platforms must be held accountable. If a legal entity trades in information, then it should have a responsibility to protect its consumers. However, this may require a rethink of their role as non-publishers. 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.
On Aug 17, 2017 14:11, "kanini mutemi via kictanet" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Good morning Listers.
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.
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.
Here are some questions to guide our discussion today:
(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?
Fire away. -- Mercy Mutemi.
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Churchill, it's good to hear that journalists are already looking for possible solutions to Fake News. I look forward to this! On Thu, 17 Aug 2017 at 21:58 Churchill Otieno <cotieno@gmail.com> wrote:
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
On 17 Aug 2017, at 17:17, kanini mutemi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
One of the proposals made yesterday was that platforms should pull down Fake News posts. Is this a desirable approach?
On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 5:01 PM, Eric Mugendi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Here's my two cents on this from a fact checker's perspective:
*(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
*(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.
*(c) **Is the Kenyan media doing enough?* 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.
Eric Mugendi about.me/mugendi [image: Eric Mugendi on about.me] <http://about.me/mugendi>
On 17 August 2017 at 16:22, anyega jefferson via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I believe platforms must be held accountable. If a legal entity trades in information, then it should have a responsibility to protect its consumers. However, this may require a rethink of their role as non-publishers. 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.
On Aug 17, 2017 14:11, "kanini mutemi via kictanet" < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning Listers.
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. *
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.
Here are some questions to guide our discussion today:
*(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?*
Fire away. -- *Mercy Mutemi*.
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Dear colleagues, Yes journalists have a role but also editors and media houses. Regards. Jaco [cid:image001.png@01D317ED.6A25DA70] Jaco du Toit Adviser for Communication & Information UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization United Nations Avenue, UNON, Gigiri (Room 209) P.O. Box 30592-00100, Nairobi, Kenya Tel.: +254 (0)20 762 2346/2566 Mobile: +254 (0) 728 610 912 http://www.unesco.org/new/en/nairobi From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+j.dutoit=unesco.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Churchill Otieno via kictanet Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2017 9:58 PM To: Du Toit, Jaco <j.dutoit@unesco.org> Cc: Churchill Otieno <cotieno@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 2 on Fake News: Platform Responsibility 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 On 17 Aug 2017, at 17:17, kanini mutemi via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: One of the proposals made yesterday was that platforms should pull down Fake News posts. Is this a desirable approach? On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 5:01 PM, Eric Mugendi via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: Here's my two cents on this from a fact checker's perspective: (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 (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. (c) Is the Kenyan media doing enough? 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. Eric Mugendi about.me/mugendi On 17 August 2017 at 16:22, anyega jefferson via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: I believe platforms must be held accountable. If a legal entity trades in information, then it should have a responsibility to protect its consumers. However, this may require a rethink of their role as non-publishers. 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. On Aug 17, 2017 14:11, "kanini mutemi via kictanet" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: Good morning Listers. 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. 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. Here are some questions to guide our discussion today: (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? 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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@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Dear colleagues,
Yes journalists have a role but also editors and media houses. Regards. Jaco
[image: dotted_line]
*Jaco du Toit *
Adviser for Communication & Information
UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa
United Nations
Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization
United Nations Avenue, UNON, Gigiri (Room 209)
P.O. Box 30592-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel.: +254 (0)20 762 2346/2566
Mobile: +254 (0) 728 610 912
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/nairobi
*From:* kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+j.dutoit= unesco.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Churchill Otieno via kictanet *Sent:* Thursday, August 17, 2017 9:58 PM *To:* Du Toit, Jaco <j.dutoit@unesco.org> *Cc:* Churchill Otieno <cotieno@gmail.com> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Day 2 on Fake News: Platform Responsibility
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
On 17 Aug 2017, at 17:17, kanini mutemi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
One of the proposals made yesterday was that platforms should pull down Fake News posts. Is this a desirable approach?
On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 5:01 PM, Eric Mugendi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Here's my two cents on this from a fact checker's perspective:
*(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
*(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.
*(c) Is the Kenyan media doing enough?*
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.
*Eric Mugendi*
about.me/mugendi
[image: Eric Mugendi on about.me]
On 17 August 2017 at 16:22, anyega jefferson via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I believe platforms must be held accountable. If a legal entity trades in information, then it should have a responsibility to protect its consumers.
However, this may require a rethink of their role as non-publishers.
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.
On Aug 17, 2017 14:11, "kanini mutemi via kictanet" < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning Listers.
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. *
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.
Here are some questions to guide our discussion today:
*(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?*
Fire away.
--
*Mercy Mutemi*.
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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@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@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Dear colleagues,
Yes journalists have a role but also editors and media houses. Regards. Jaco
[image: dotted_line]
*Jaco du Toit *
Adviser for Communication & Information
UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa
United Nations
Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization
United Nations Avenue, UNON, Gigiri (Room 209)
P.O. Box 30592-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel.: +254 (0)20 762 2346/2566
Mobile: +254 (0) 728 610 912
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/nairobi
*From:* kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+j.dutoit= unesco.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Churchill Otieno via kictanet *Sent:* Thursday, August 17, 2017 9:58 PM *To:* Du Toit, Jaco <j.dutoit@unesco.org> *Cc:* Churchill Otieno <cotieno@gmail.com> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Day 2 on Fake News: Platform Responsibility
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
On 17 Aug 2017, at 17:17, kanini mutemi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
One of the proposals made yesterday was that platforms should pull down Fake News posts. Is this a desirable approach?
On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 5:01 PM, Eric Mugendi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Here's my two cents on this from a fact checker's perspective:
*(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
*(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.
*(c) Is the Kenyan media doing enough?*
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.
*Eric Mugendi*
about.me/mugendi
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On 17 August 2017 at 16:22, anyega jefferson via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I believe platforms must be held accountable. If a legal entity trades in information, then it should have a responsibility to protect its consumers.
However, this may require a rethink of their role as non-publishers.
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.
On Aug 17, 2017 14:11, "kanini mutemi via kictanet" < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning Listers.
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. *
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.
Here are some questions to guide our discussion today:
*(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?*
Fire away.
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*Mercy Mutemi*.
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Propaganda is what has been branded 'fake news'for so that some people can have bread on the table. Wait! For how long has this been? That's what we have been doing all along since birth. This clasifies it as morality where we all have different moral values that define what we are and why we are that way. I stand to be corrected on my stand On fake news=propaganda and NCIC; the organization NCIC should not be involved and should not be a partisan to the topic for it is not their obligation despite the effect they got on the society. On Aug 18, 2017 09:58, "anyega jefferson via kictanet" < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: 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@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@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Dear colleagues,
Yes journalists have a role but also editors and media houses. Regards. Jaco
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*Jaco du Toit *
Adviser for Communication & Information
UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa
United Nations
Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization
United Nations Avenue, UNON, Gigiri (Room 209)
P.O. Box 30592-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel.: +254 (0)20 762 2346/2566
Mobile: +254 (0) 728 610 912
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/nairobi
*From:* kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+j.dutoit= unesco.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Churchill Otieno via kictanet *Sent:* Thursday, August 17, 2017 9:58 PM *To:* Du Toit, Jaco <j.dutoit@unesco.org> *Cc:* Churchill Otieno <cotieno@gmail.com> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Day 2 on Fake News: Platform Responsibility
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
On 17 Aug 2017, at 17:17, kanini mutemi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
One of the proposals made yesterday was that platforms should pull down Fake News posts. Is this a desirable approach?
On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 5:01 PM, Eric Mugendi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Here's my two cents on this from a fact checker's perspective:
*(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
*(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.
*(c) Is the Kenyan media doing enough?*
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.
*Eric Mugendi*
about.me/mugendi
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On 17 August 2017 at 16:22, anyega jefferson via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I believe platforms must be held accountable. If a legal entity trades in information, then it should have a responsibility to protect its consumers.
However, this may require a rethink of their role as non-publishers.
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.
On Aug 17, 2017 14:11, "kanini mutemi via kictanet" < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning Listers.
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. *
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.
Here are some questions to guide our discussion today:
*(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?*
Fire away.
--
*Mercy Mutemi*.
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@ Peter Mbatha, maybe the focus is on media because media has been our primary source of news for ages. In previous discussions, media was identified as a key player in combating fake news because they can provide reliable news. However, there are many other avenues for solving the problem including user education (was discussed on day one) and platform responsibility (day 2). If other resolutions are being missed out, please point them out. On to your questions, the actors in my view are the political and many who talk of propaganda as the ancestor of fake news seem to agree. The purpose of fake news in our case seems to be polarisation of society and I think that NCIC as the body charged with promoting cohesion of our nation could play a role in combating it. The "when" would be that there was a rise during the electioneering season in the same magnitude as Brexit in UK and US 2016 elections. Where is of course on the Internet/social media and even traditional media like radios etc. Regards, 2017-08-18 7:59 GMT+03:00 Peter Mbatha via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>:
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@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Dear colleagues,
Yes journalists have a role but also editors and media houses. Regards. Jaco
[image: dotted_line]
*Jaco du Toit *
Adviser for Communication & Information
UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa
United Nations
Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization
United Nations Avenue, UNON, Gigiri (Room 209)
P.O. Box 30592-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel.: +254 (0)20 762 2346/2566
Mobile: +254 (0) 728 610 912
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/nairobi
*From:* kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+j.dutoit= unesco.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Churchill Otieno via kictanet *Sent:* Thursday, August 17, 2017 9:58 PM *To:* Du Toit, Jaco <j.dutoit@unesco.org> *Cc:* Churchill Otieno <cotieno@gmail.com> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Day 2 on Fake News: Platform Responsibility
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
On 17 Aug 2017, at 17:17, kanini mutemi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
One of the proposals made yesterday was that platforms should pull down Fake News posts. Is this a desirable approach?
On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 5:01 PM, Eric Mugendi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Here's my two cents on this from a fact checker's perspective:
*(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
*(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.
*(c) Is the Kenyan media doing enough?*
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.
*Eric Mugendi*
about.me/mugendi
[image: Eric Mugendi on about.me]
On 17 August 2017 at 16:22, anyega jefferson via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I believe platforms must be held accountable. If a legal entity trades in information, then it should have a responsibility to protect its consumers.
However, this may require a rethink of their role as non-publishers.
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.
On Aug 17, 2017 14:11, "kanini mutemi via kictanet" < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning Listers.
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. *
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.
Here are some questions to guide our discussion today:
*(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?*
Fire away.
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what about when fake news is 'closed loop' like via whats app where it is only relayed to a closed group of recipients and there is no apparently obvious way to ensure it is pulled down? On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 11:49 AM, Grace Mutung'u via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
@ Peter Mbatha, maybe the focus is on media because media has been our primary source of news for ages. In previous discussions, media was identified as a key player in combating fake news because they can provide reliable news. However, there are many other avenues for solving the problem including user education (was discussed on day one) and platform responsibility (day 2). If other resolutions are being missed out, please point them out.
On to your questions, the actors in my view are the political and many who talk of propaganda as the ancestor of fake news seem to agree. The purpose of fake news in our case seems to be polarisation of society and I think that NCIC as the body charged with promoting cohesion of our nation could play a role in combating it. The "when" would be that there was a rise during the electioneering season in the same magnitude as Brexit in UK and US 2016 elections. Where is of course on the Internet/social media and even traditional media like radios etc.
Regards,
2017-08-18 7:59 GMT+03:00 Peter Mbatha via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>:
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@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Dear colleagues,
Yes journalists have a role but also editors and media houses. Regards. Jaco
[image: dotted_line]
*Jaco du Toit *
Adviser for Communication & Information
UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa
United Nations
Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization
United Nations Avenue, UNON, Gigiri (Room 209)
P.O. Box 30592-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel.: +254 (0)20 762 2346/2566
Mobile: +254 (0) 728 610 912
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*From:* kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+j.dutoit= unesco.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Churchill Otieno via kictanet *Sent:* Thursday, August 17, 2017 9:58 PM *To:* Du Toit, Jaco <j.dutoit@unesco.org> *Cc:* Churchill Otieno <cotieno@gmail.com> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Day 2 on Fake News: Platform Responsibility
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
On 17 Aug 2017, at 17:17, kanini mutemi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
One of the proposals made yesterday was that platforms should pull down Fake News posts. Is this a desirable approach?
On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 5:01 PM, Eric Mugendi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Here's my two cents on this from a fact checker's perspective:
*(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
*(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.
*(c) Is the Kenyan media doing enough?*
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.
*Eric Mugendi*
about.me/mugendi
[image: Eric Mugendi on about.me]
On 17 August 2017 at 16:22, anyega jefferson via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I believe platforms must be held accountable. If a legal entity trades in information, then it should have a responsibility to protect its consumers.
However, this may require a rethink of their role as non-publishers.
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.
On Aug 17, 2017 14:11, "kanini mutemi via kictanet" < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning Listers.
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. *
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.
Here are some questions to guide our discussion today:
*(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?*
Fire away.
--
*Mercy Mutemi*.
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http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2017/08/kenya-latest-victim-fake-ne... Interesting read. On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 12:59 PM, Peter Wakaba via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
what about when fake news is 'closed loop' like via whats app where it is only relayed to a closed group of recipients and there is no apparently obvious way to ensure it is pulled down?
On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 11:49 AM, Grace Mutung'u via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
@ Peter Mbatha, maybe the focus is on media because media has been our primary source of news for ages. In previous discussions, media was identified as a key player in combating fake news because they can provide reliable news. However, there are many other avenues for solving the problem including user education (was discussed on day one) and platform responsibility (day 2). If other resolutions are being missed out, please point them out.
On to your questions, the actors in my view are the political and many who talk of propaganda as the ancestor of fake news seem to agree. The purpose of fake news in our case seems to be polarisation of society and I think that NCIC as the body charged with promoting cohesion of our nation could play a role in combating it. The "when" would be that there was a rise during the electioneering season in the same magnitude as Brexit in UK and US 2016 elections. Where is of course on the Internet/social media and even traditional media like radios etc.
Regards,
2017-08-18 7:59 GMT+03:00 Peter Mbatha via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>:
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@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Dear colleagues,
Yes journalists have a role but also editors and media houses. Regards. Jaco
[image: dotted_line]
*Jaco du Toit *
Adviser for Communication & Information
UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa
United Nations
Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization
United Nations Avenue, UNON, Gigiri (Room 209)
P.O. Box 30592-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel.: +254 (0)20 762 2346/2566
Mobile: +254 (0) 728 610 912
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/nairobi
*From:* kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+j.dutoit= unesco.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Churchill Otieno via kictanet *Sent:* Thursday, August 17, 2017 9:58 PM *To:* Du Toit, Jaco <j.dutoit@unesco.org> *Cc:* Churchill Otieno <cotieno@gmail.com> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Day 2 on Fake News: Platform Responsibility
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
On 17 Aug 2017, at 17:17, kanini mutemi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
One of the proposals made yesterday was that platforms should pull down Fake News posts. Is this a desirable approach?
On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 5:01 PM, Eric Mugendi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Here's my two cents on this from a fact checker's perspective:
*(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
*(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.
*(c) Is the Kenyan media doing enough?*
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.
*Eric Mugendi*
about.me/mugendi
[image: Eric Mugendi on about.me]
On 17 August 2017 at 16:22, anyega jefferson via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I believe platforms must be held accountable. If a legal entity trades in information, then it should have a responsibility to protect its consumers.
However, this may require a rethink of their role as non-publishers.
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.
On Aug 17, 2017 14:11, "kanini mutemi via kictanet" < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning Listers.
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. *
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.
Here are some questions to guide our discussion today:
*(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?*
Fire away.
--
*Mercy Mutemi*.
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I think so. The sooner such posts are pulled down, the better. The longer such stories stay up, the more they get copied and shared. Eric Mugendi about.me/mugendi [image: Eric Mugendi on about.me] <http://about.me/mugendi> On 17 August 2017 at 17:17, kanini mutemi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
One of the proposals made yesterday was that platforms should pull down Fake News posts. Is this a desirable approach?
On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 5:01 PM, Eric Mugendi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Here's my two cents on this from a fact checker's perspective:
*(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
*(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.
*(c) **Is the Kenyan media doing enough?* 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.
Eric Mugendi about.me/mugendi [image: Eric Mugendi on about.me] <http://about.me/mugendi>
On 17 August 2017 at 16:22, anyega jefferson via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I believe platforms must be held accountable. If a legal entity trades in information, then it should have a responsibility to protect its consumers. However, this may require a rethink of their role as non-publishers. 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.
On Aug 17, 2017 14:11, "kanini mutemi via kictanet" < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning Listers.
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. *
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.
Here are some questions to guide our discussion today:
*(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?*
Fire away. -- *Mercy Mutemi*.
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Listers There are procedures for takedown orders for content and/or domains. Each registry, ISP and Domain Registry may have their own procedures to do this but there are also global best practices to follow. Usually a takedown order can only be enforced by a court order. There are reasons there are such procedures to follow. The one that is most important is that probably the majority of takedown requests may again come from state players.. Here are some links to help all understand this process better:- 1. Notice and Takedown - US and European Union <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notice_and_take_down> 2. ICANN Procedures on Domain Name orders, seizures and takedowns <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/guidance-domain-seizures-07mar12-en.pdf> 3. Takedown of Blackopinion Website exposes weak SA Internet Governance Laws <https://themediaonline.co.za/2017/07/takedown-of-black-opinion-website-exposes-poor-sa-internet-law/> You get the picture.. Let us weigh things..And be careful what we wish for. Regards *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 10:47 AM, Eric Mugendi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I think so. The sooner such posts are pulled down, the better. The longer such stories stay up, the more they get copied and shared.
Eric Mugendi about.me/mugendi [image: Eric Mugendi on about.me] <http://about.me/mugendi>
On 17 August 2017 at 17:17, kanini mutemi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
One of the proposals made yesterday was that platforms should pull down Fake News posts. Is this a desirable approach?
On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 5:01 PM, Eric Mugendi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Here's my two cents on this from a fact checker's perspective:
*(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
*(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.
*(c) **Is the Kenyan media doing enough?* 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.
Eric Mugendi about.me/mugendi [image: Eric Mugendi on about.me] <http://about.me/mugendi>
On 17 August 2017 at 16:22, anyega jefferson via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I believe platforms must be held accountable. If a legal entity trades in information, then it should have a responsibility to protect its consumers. However, this may require a rethink of their role as non-publishers. 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.
On Aug 17, 2017 14:11, "kanini mutemi via kictanet" < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good morning Listers.
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. *
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.
Here are some questions to guide our discussion today:
*(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?*
Fire away. -- *Mercy Mutemi*.
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participants (12)
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Ali Hussein -
anyega jefferson -
Barrack Otieno -
Churchill Otieno -
Du Toit, Jaco -
Eric Mugendi -
Grace Githaiga -
Grace Mutung'u -
Joseph Nasongo -
kanini mutemi -
Peter Mbatha -
Peter Wakaba