Seminar: What Could We Do to Combat Misinformation?

26 Oct 2022

The Institute for Journalism and Society (IJS) of the School of Communication at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) held the seminar “What Could We Do to Combat Misinformation?” on 26 Oct 2022. International and local representatives from the legal, media and academic sectors discussed how to combat misinformation with a focus on the impact of legislation against misinformation. In addition, IJS released the results of a survey of local journalists' views on anti-misinformation laws. The results showed that Hong Kong journalists are generally not in favour of an anti-misinformation law. In addition, IJS released the results of a survey of local journalists' views on anti-misinformation laws. The results showed that Hong Kong journalists are generally not in favour of an anti-misinformation law.