Four Experts, One Conversation in Motion
What happens when a conversation is passed from one interviewer to the next, and each new exchange reveals another side of the same story?
In this unconventional session, Artur Papyan of CyberHub begins by interviewing Runa Sandvik of Granitt about the challenges facing journalists in an increasingly vulnerable digital environment. Following the initial conversation, Artur steps away and Hervé Letoqueux of CheckFirst joins Runa, turning the conversation toward his work in fact-checking and information integrity. For the final exchange, Eloïse Layan of Forbidden Stories joins Hervé, who takes the lead as the conversation moves toward investigative journalism, verification and the search for truth in an information environment where technology can make both finding and establishing facts increasingly difficult.
Rather than three separate interviews or a traditional panel, the conversation unfolds as a relay, with each participant becoming the interviewer and interviewee in turn. The result is a single, evolving conversation about the challenges journalists face, and the tools, practices and questions that connect their work.
Hosts:
Artur Papyan
Runa Sandvik
Hervé Letoqueux
Eloïse Layan
In Conversation: Mikayel Zolyan & Meenal Thakur
How do journalism and political discourse shape the way societies understand themselves? Political analyst and researcher Mikayel Zolyan and media development professional Meenal Thakur will explore the relationship between journalism, public discourse and political change, drawing on Zolyan’s work on memory, nationalism and democratization and Thakur’s work on solutions journalism, depolarization and helping newsrooms engage audiences in polarized societies.
Hosts:
Mikayel Zolyan
Meenal Thakur