Wednesday, October 27, 2021, 19:11
The president of the Union of Commercial Televisions in Open (Uteca), Eduardo Olano, has “the indifference and neglect of the companies that have exposed social networks and the platforms for sharing videos, before the expansion of the fake news” to never watch levels. ” This was organized by the president on Wednesday at the opening of the day on ‘Journalism, Technology and Companies, a necessary alliance in the light of the global impact of fake news’.
«Indeed, the Bulos were not born with social networks, but thanks to their admissibility they live their specific Golden Age. Just like the media, we are responsible for the content we distribute, these new channels must be, “said Olano.
In the opinion of the President of Uteca, “it is essential that these networks, platforms and private courier companies take responsibility, while governments and other international institutions demand responsibilities.” He also remembered the guidelines of the European Union to strengthen the code of good practices that appeal to higher control over the location of advertising rooms as another way to put an end to the lucrative matters of wrong information. “
In that sense, it has noticed that “journalism and media are an important sector to help reduce the distribution and impact of fake news, which also work together on the dismantling of the wrong information.” And because “there is no vaccine to put an end to the current epidemic of Bulo’s, false news and wrong information,” he emphasized that the alliance of journalism, technology and the company “is more necessary than ever.”
In his speech during the inauguration of the day, the State Secretary for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure has Roberto Sánchez, referring to online platforms, argued “the codes of good practices, the behavior of these platforms closely aware of the transparency of public or political accounts,”. “
He also pointed out that “part of this content is launched in networks without any editorial control,” in contrast to traditional media: “We are used to the information to achieve through editorial control that guarantees the truthfulness of the information.”
Along these lines, Sanchez is relevant that there is a difference “between the media that have editorial control” and “those resources that have no editorial control or are located in other countries, such as large platforms that are much harder to control”.
“The fight against wrong information needs coordination at all levels, of course among the countries of the European Union because it exceeds the territory of a country.” In addition, “here the traditional media have a fundamental task that must be performed in the field of education, to appreciate that editorial control, which guarantee that the channels have so that the information to the citizens arrives in a truth -true way.”
The Uteca Day brings together thirty speakers of the most important Spanish media, managers of large companies in the country and cyber security and verification experts.
The first round table of the day, which has had to deal with ‘economy, reputation and fake news’ and has been moderated by the director of Antena 3 News 2, Vicente Vallés, has Juan Lloobell, Director of Communication and Institutional Relations of Cepsa; Ignacio Jiménez Soler, general director of communication of Endesa; Roberto Casado, Economic Correspondent expansion; Joaquín Gómez, deputy director of El Economista; and Juan María Hernández Puértolas, communication director of the La Caixa Foundation Group.
‘Journalism, a retaining wall for the fake news’ is the second round table, whose first part of the debate – The Press: Trutness, Authority and context – has also been moderated by Vicente Vallés and has Julián Quirós, director of ABC; Francisco Rosell, director of El Mundo »; Ignacio Cardero, director of El Confidencial; Ignacio School, director of Eldiario.es; Encarna Samitier, director of 20 minutes; Ana Isabel Pereda, expansion director; And Albert Sáez, director of the newspaper of Catalonia in his team of speakers.
Then the role of news Verifiers, Fake News’ Hunters, moderated at a table by journalist José Luis Pérez, of thirteen news, and in which Ana Pastor, director of Newtral; Mónica Prado, head of drawing up the digital area of Antena 3 news; Desireé García Pruñonosa, responsible for EFE Verifies; and Cristina Tarageuila, senior director of programs of the International Center for Journalism.
The session will continue this afternoon with the debate about ‘journalism, conservative wall for fake news’, in the second part: ‘TV and radio translance: influence, scope and credibility’. Also moderate by José Luis Pérez, César González Antón, director of Lasexta Noticias will intervene; Ainara Guezuraga, head of National Antena 3 News; Montserrat Lluis, general manager thirteen; Esteve Crespo, director of informative content RTVE; Julián Cabrera, director of Informativos Onda Cero; and Montserrat Domínguez, director of content or cadena ser.
‘Creation, detection and deactivation of fake news. Artificial intelligence, cyber security and other weapons to combat wrong information ‘will be the last round table of the day in which David Merchán Millán will participate; Lieutenant expert in cyber security; Carlos Gajero Grande, expert commissioner in cyber security of the general information police station of the National Police; Ramón Salaverría, professor at the University of Navarra and coordinator of Iberifier; Jesús Miguel Flores, professor of journalism and new media at Complutense University; Félix Barrio, deputy director of CyberSecurity for Society, Incibe; Jorge Oteo, Ibermatic CTO; and Marc Martínez, responsible for KPMG -Cybersecurity in Spain. The Minister of Justice, Pilar Llop, ends the day.
