Journalists need tech mastery to counter information wars: Nobel Peace prize winner Maria Ressa

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on the basis of it violating the Philippine Constitution's limit on foreign ownership of media companies.

on the basis of it violating the Philippine Constitution's limit on foreign ownership of media companies.

Her fellow panellist Ansgar Graw, Asia media programme director at German think-tank Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, said"a lack of trust in the world, as well as a lack of trust in the media, is arguably the strongest weapon of the enemies of democracy". Its focus this year is on the media's role in rebuilding public trust and reconnecting societies to address global challenges such as fake news and climate change.

Ms Ressa noted that social media and content distribution platforms such as Facebook and YouTube gather personal data to learn each user's preferences, so as to serve content they are interested in. These algorithms can build a model of each user"that knows you better than you know yourself", she said.

 

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