12
Mar
2024

webinar

To inform and misinform: The current situation of Brazil’s information ecosystem

Date

12/03/2024

Time

02:00 pm until 05:00 pm

Venue

Virtual
imagem
About the event

Digitization has transformed the way information is created and disseminated. We are currently dealing with the darker side of this transformation, in which mutually reinforcing cycles of disinformation, extreme polarization, and autocratization threaten peace, justice and governance in Brazil and around the world.

The factors that shape information ecosystems are highly dependent on context, yet debates on how to counter the "information disorder" we are currently experiencing tend to be highly specific, preponderantly focusing on the regulation of online content.

To discuss these and other facets of Brazil’s information ecosystem, FGV EBAPE welcomes experts from the German Institute of Development and Sustainability, FGV Direito Rio, UFPE, FGV-Sorbonne-Nouvelle, Unisinos and FGV ECMI.

This Webinar invites participants to broaden their perspective on the topic. It brings together experts on various aspects of information and disinformation, who will focus on the influence of politics and regulation as well as impacts affecting citizens and the news media landscape. The overarching aim is to identify risks and opportunities in Brazil’s current information landscape. The larger question is the following: how can we restore order to our national information ecosystems?

Event agenda
TimingSpeakers & Activity

2:00pm
2:05pm

Welcome

Gregory Michener, Associate Professor FGV EBAPE

2:05pm
2:15pm

Keynote  Presentation

Dr. Anita Breuer, Senior Researcher | German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), PRODIGEES Project

2:15pm
2:20pm

Housekeeping remarks

Gregory Michener, Associate Professor, FGV EBAPE

2:20pm
2:50pm

Session 1:
Social and socio-economic background

  • Analysis - Nina Santos, Professor and specialist in digital platforms, disinformation and their political impacts | FGV-Sorbonne-Nouvelle, Desinformante
  • Discussant - Victor Piaia, Specialist in monitoring digital political debate | FGV ECMI
  • Debate, Q&A

14:50pm
3:20pm

Session 2:
The media landscape / information eco-system

  • Analysis - Taís Seibt, Professor and Digital Media and fact-checking specialist | Unisinos, Fiquem Sabendo
  • Discussant - Victor Piaia, Specialist in monitoring digital political debate | FGV ECMI
  • Debate, Q&A

3:20pm
3:30pm

10-minute break

3:30pm
4:00pm

Session 3:
The regulatory / institutional context

  • Analysis - Luca Belli, Professor and digital governance specialist | FGV Direito Rio
  • Discussant - Victor Piaia, Specialist in monitoring digital political debate | FGV ECMI
  • Debate, Q&A

4:00pm
4:30pm

Session 4:
The political context

  • Analysis – Nara Pavão, Professor and specialist in political behavior and public opinion Z | Federal University of Pernambuco – UFPE
  • Discussant - Victor Piaia, Specialist in monitoring digital political debate | FGV ECMI
  • Debate, Q&A

4:30pm
4:50pm

Closing session

Q&A & plenary debate on the question: What actions need to be taken / prioritized in order to counter disinformation (and its negative impacts for democracy and social cohesion) in Brazil

4:50pm
5:00pm

Wrap-up and Farewell

Speakers

R. Gregory Michener

foto
Associate Professor

Prof Robert Gregory Michener is a Canadian citizen and Brazilian permanent resident. Michener’s research and writing focus on the politics, policy, measurement, and conceptualization of transparency, freedom of information (particularly in Latin America), and open data, as well as aspects of anti-corruption, accountability, and impunity. Michener helped draw international attention to the Brazilian campaign for a freedom of information law. At the FGV, he founded and leads the Program for Public Transparency (PTP-FGV).

imagem
Anita Breuer
German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), PRODIGEES Project

Senior researcher at the German Institute for Development and Sustainability (IDOS), where she works on the project Promoting and Protecting Democracy to Combat Autocratization and Polarization (Promovendo e Protegendo a Democracia para Combater a Autocratização e a Polarização).

externo
Luca Belli
FGV Direito Rio

Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law of FGV, permanent professor of the Postgraduate Program in Law and Regulation at the Faculty of Law of FGV and works as a professor of the LL.M. Law, Innovation and Technology Program (Programa de Direito, Inovação e Tecnologia) at FGV Rio Law.

foto
Nara Pavão
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE

Professora Assistente em Ciência Política da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, PhD em Ciência Política pela Universidade de Notre Dame e Pesquisadora de Pós-Doutorado no Centro para o Estudo de Instituições Democráticas da Universidade Vanderbilt.

imagem
Nina Santos
FGV-Sorbonne-Nouvelle, Desinformante

Assistant Professor in Political Science at the Federal University of Pernambuco, PhD in Political Science at the University of Notre Dame and Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions at Vanderbilt University.

imagem
Taís Seibt
Especialista em Mídias Digitais e fact-checking

Director of Aláfia Lab, coordinator of the "Desinformante" project and researcher at the National Institute of Science, Technology and Digital Democracy (Instituto Nacional de Ciência, Tecnologia e Democracia Digital), as well as at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Analysis in Media (Centro de Pesquisa e Análise Interdisciplinar em Mídia).

imagem
Victor Piaia
FGV ECMI

Journalist and Director of Operations at the Public Data Agency Ficam Sabendo, professor of Creative Industries at the University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos) and also an MBA in Data Journalism from the Brazilian Institute of Education, Development and Research.

PRODIGEES
A A A
High contrast

Esse site usa cookies

Nosso website coleta informações do seu dispositivo e da sua navegação e utiliza tecnologias como cookies para armazená-las e permitir funcionalidades como: melhorar o funcionamento técnico das páginas, mensurar a audiência do website e oferecer produtos e serviços relevantes por meio de anúncios personalizados. Para mais informações, acesse o nosso Aviso de Cookies e o nosso Aviso de Privacidade.