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EDMO has launched a new publication series, the EDMO Blog. The EDMO Blog aims to encourage discussion about key topics relating to understanding and building societal resilience against disinformation. It focuses on EDMO’s core areas of activity, namely research, fact-checking, media-literacy, and policy. With a rapidly changing information environment, disinformation tactics and technology in constant evolution, an informed and insightful discussion on new developments, findings and solutions emerging in Europe and from within the EDMO community hopes to inform broader discussions with a wider audience.

Check the highlights of fact-checking of the EDMO Hubs in an interactive map updated on a monthly basis. The Hubs are responsible for choosing their best fact-checking item to be displayed on the map.

The European Media and Information Fund (EMIF) gathers its community in the second edition of its flagship event to present its projects, foster dialogue on fighting disinformation, and discuss future priorities for 2024. The hybrid event will take place in Florence on 16-17 November 2023.

Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, including Generative AI, bring about new challenges as well as opportunities related to online disinformation. The EDMO network together with its 14 EDMO Hubs is engaged in exploring the risks that artificial intelligence poses with respect to the impact and scope of online disinformation as well as the opportunities it opens for the development of new AI-powered technologies facilitating its detection and understanding.

All 14 EDMO Hubs and the Executive Board gathered in Dubrovnik at the end of September. The meeting hosted by the Adria Digital Media Observatory (ADMO) at the University of Dubrovnik enabled insightful conversations on pressing topics including elections-related disinformation, generative AI and Structural Indicators. The event was followed by the 16th Dubrovnik Media Days co-organised by EDMO, gathering the European academic community committed against disinformation.

The EDMO Policy Research and Analysis team, coordinated by the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (EUI) has been actively involved in the process of developing Structural Indicators by participating in the the Code of Practice Task-force. The first pilot measurement of Structural Indicators was published by TrustLab on September 26, 2023. This pilot, commissioned within the Code of Practice, is an important contribution to the process of designing, testing, and implementing sound and comprehensive Structural Indicators that unveil relevant dimensions of the disinformation phenomenon and how they evolve over time.

EDMO welcomes its new programme director, Paolo Cesarini. Expert in media policy, the Digital Single Market and EU competition law, Paolo Cesarini previously held management roles at the European Commission, namely in DG COMP, covering both the antitrust and State aid policy areas, and in DG CONNECT, where he led various initiatives addressing the technological transition of the European media industry, the interdependency of societal issues and digital media, online disinformation and the innovation gap between research, technology and culture.

The Digital Media Literacy in EDMO Round Table interview series continues. Conducted by the Media and Learning Association (MLA), interviews are published monthly to highlight the media literacy work of the 14 EDMO hubs in Europe. EDMO media literacy experts assess their current local state of play, share their experiences on the main faced challenges and present their ongoing and future media literacy activities. Read the latest interview with the French hub DE FACTO.

The EDMO fact-checking network is currently mobilised to monitor the disinformation circulating online on the situation in Israel and Palestine. An early warning was published following the attack by Hamas on Israeli territory on 7 October 2023 and Israel’s subsequent declaration of war, after a year of escalating violence in the region. Different actors are trying to exploit the crisis to further their own agendas with various disinformation narratives.

The EDMO 2024 Scientific Conference on Disinformation is hosted by the University of Amsterdam on 26 and 27 February 2024. This conference aims to foster a comprehensive dialogue on the challenges, impacts, and strategies for addressing disinformation across various fields. The current call for paper welcomes submissions on the latest developments and innovations relevant to disinformation. The deadline for submitting abstracts is 20 October 2023.

EDMO fact-checking network is regularly publishing investigations on climate change related disinformation. Results have for example shown that the drought in Spain and the floods in Italy sparkled similar disinformation narratives, or that "climate lockdowns" conspiracy theories target authorities undertaking climate action.

EMIF Call Boosting Fact-checking Activities in Europe aims at supporting projects from independent fact-checking organisations playing a key role in limiting the negative effects of disinformation on the public discourse and democratic processes. Submission deadline is 31 October 2023.

A new working group chaired by Dr. Rebekah Tromble (EDMO Advisory Council) was launched following previous EDMO recommendations. Sixteen representatives of very large online platforms, academia, and civil society have begun work to develop an organizational model for a new independent intermediary body that will facilitate data sharing between digital platforms, including search engines, and independent, external researchers.

This interview series ”Digital Media Literacy in EDMO Round Table’‘ is conducted by the Media & Learning Association. It is published every month to highlight the work of the 14 EDMO hubs in media literacy. The interviews of the media literacy experts of Ireland Hub, IBERIFIER, NORDIS and BELUX are now available.

EDMO BELUX organises Lunch Lectures, a series of informal gatherings on research topics such as disinformation, hate speech, polarisation, and digitalisation. Lunch Lectures take place online and can be joined by everyone who is interested and who has registered beforehand. The next session is scheduled on 4 September.

In the run-up to the parliamentary elections in Slovakia, CEDMO is focusing on disinformation narratives in the country. What are the main trends? And who do the Slovaks want to see as their most important partners? Every three months, CEDMO Brief also provides a concise overview of verified disinformation narratives in the region. Briefs summarize the work of fact-checking organizations within CEDMO.

Exchange, cooperation and networking against disinformation: Under this motto, GADMO partner CORRECTIV will be organizing a fact-checking conference on Friday, September 15, as part of the new b° future festival. The event in Bonn invites fact checkers, media professionals, researchers and experts mainly from Germany, Austria and Switzerland to discuss together important topics around disinformation, artificial intelligence, regulations and media literacy in an informal setting.

Since April 2023, the highlights of fact-checking of the EDMO Hubs can be found in an interactive map updated on a monthly basis. The Hubs are responsible for choosing their best fact-checking item to be displayed on the map.

EDMO has established a Task Force on the 2024 European Parliament Elections, to monitor the EU information ecosystem ahead of the elections and facilitate communications in research, MIL and fact-checking initiatives. The Task Force is carrying out a risk assessment exercise, with the ambitious goal of establishing a framework for future elections.