Handling disinformation for statistical institutes – how to engage with disinformation and spreaders of disinformation.
During times of Covid-19 we have seen a surge in disinformation (fake news) in public debate. National statistical institutes have been bothered by it as well. Disinformation can threaten the position and trustworthiness of official statistics. Therefore, within the European Statistical Community (Eurostat-ESS) a taskforce has been set up to find common approaches on this matter.
This taskforce defined a common framework with an agreed definition of disinformation (fake news, but this naming to be avoided), tools to identify and monitor disinformation, shared experiences and recommended rules of engagement to disinformation. In the workshop we will share each other’s experiences and evaluate the methods to engage.
About the instructor
Dick ter Steege is head of Public and media dissemination at Statistics Netherlands (CBS). He is a member of the management board of the Communication & News Division, which oversees the nationwide dissemination of all statistics and related publications as well as all communication tasks. The Communication & News Division is also responsible for development and maintenance of the online open-data platforms and tools to access those.
Dick ter Steege has held various positions at CBS. For the past seven years, he has been editor-in-chief and has acted as a spokesperson for CBS on various subjects.
Dick is on the jury of De Tegel, the most important annual awards for journalism in the Netherlands.
ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS
Maximum number of attendees is 50.