EDMO BELUX scientific workshop: insights on the impact of disinformation from multiple perspectives

The EDMO BELUX presentations and discussions will be preceded by a keynote presentation by Divina Frau-Meigs (UNESCO chair Savoir-devenir and President of the Savoir-Devenir association).

EDMO BELUX is a cross-community, multilingual collaboration between Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Université Saint-Louis – Bruxelles (USL-B), Mediawijs,  Média Animation, EU DisinfoLab, Agence France-Presse, RTBF, RTL Luxembourg and Athens Technology Center.

Date & time: 28/10/2022 (Local P02, bâtiment préfecture) – from 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Address: Université Saint-Louis – Bruxelles
119 Rue du marais (parking entrance)
1000 Bruxelles

Deadline: Registrations are open until October, 20th

Registration link here .

PROGRAM

 
 9:30 – 10:00      Welcome & Coffee

10:00 – 10:30     Introduction

EDMO BELUX and its research component.
Marie Dufrasne & Geoffroy Patriarche (USL-B)
 
10:30 – 12:00    Keynote presentation

The new frontiers of media and information education: algo-literacy through the Crossover project
Divina Frau-Meigs (UNESCO chair Savoir-devenir and President of the Savoir-Devenir association)
 
12:00 – 13:00    LUNCH
 
13:00 – 15:30    EDMO BELUX presentations and discussions 

• Disinformation and Digital Methods
  Tom Willaert (VUB)
• Who is susceptible to (political) disinformation? Evidence from Flanders, Belgium
  Jonas Lefevere (VUB) & Trisha Meyer (VUB)
• Folk theories of info-democratic disorders in Belgium and Luxembourg: preliminary results from an ongoing qualitative audience study
  Victor Wiard (USL-B), Geoffroy Patriarche, Marie Dufrasne & Olivier Rasquinet  

15:30 – 16:00     BREAK

16:00 – 17:00EDMO BELUX participatory workshop session 

How does the financial viability of the media market impact the spread of disinformation
Marlen Komorowski & Ike Picone (VUB)

17:00 – 18:00Conclusion – Networking – Drink