MisInfoQuest is a 3-day marathon against disinformation. Teams of practicing journalists, students and teachers of journalism departments will go through a full cycle of material preparation: from searching for an idea to creating a story and presenting it.
When?
October 25 - 27, 2019
MisInfoQuest is an opportunity:
to learn about the exposure of manipulation methods in the media, fakes in texts, photos and videos
to learn to create quality stories to fight disinformation
Projects of the participants
Mentors
Olga Yurkova
Journalist and co-founder of the independent Ukrainian organization StopFake.org
She teaches how to identify fake news, advises organizations and public organizations, collaborates with the media as a journalist.
She has 15 years of experience in journalism, and has led the local multimedia editorial office in the city of Ternopol for six years, becoming the market leader during this time. She headed the department of Donbass and Crimea in the national media house "New Information". She was included in the top hundred European innovation leaders in 2016 for the fight against propaganda and became TED Fellow in 2018.
Specialization - fact checking and new media.
She has 15 years of experience in journalism, and has led the local multimedia editorial office in the city of Ternopol for six years, becoming the market leader during this time. She headed the department of Donbass and Crimea in the national media house "New Information". She was included in the top hundred European innovation leaders in 2016 for the fight against propaganda and became TED Fellow in 2018.
Specialization - fact checking and new media.
Evgeniya Motorevska
Producer of documentaries of independent investigative journalism agency «Слидство.Инфо» (Ukraine)
Investigates abuses in the law enforcement and judicial systems of Ukraine, as well as facts of political corruption. Experience in television for 11 years. She has a number of Ukrainian and international awards, is a laureate of the CEI SEEMO award for merit in investigative journalism in 2017. Her work has also received several Ukrainian national awards in investigative journalism.
Elena Churanova
StopFake.org fact checker, media expert, freelance journalist
She has received her Master's degree from graduate school of the National University "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy". She has worked at the Institute of Mass Media, Radio Liberty, the Ukrainian service Voice of America. Author of scientific articles on the fight against disinformation and propaganda.
Specialization - fact checking, media literacy, standards of the journalistic profession.
Specialization - fact checking, media literacy, standards of the journalistic profession.
Gulim Amirkhanova
Certified Media Trainer, certificated of ToT Internews Network
She participated in the creation and development of the online journal New Reporter.org, worked as a coordinator of the project "Development of New Media in Central Asia", Internews Network, within the framework of which a convergent format of work was introduced in 12 mass media in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan
An expert in the field of new media, multimedia journalism.
An expert in the field of new media, multimedia journalism.
Natalya Lee
Editor СABAR.asia
She has graduated from the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University, journalism department. She began her career in 2007 as a television correspondent at the tele-radio company Pyramid. She worked for Stan Media, Channel 5 and production studios. Since 2015, she has moved to the field of online media. She was the editor-in-chief of the website of the newspaper "Vecherniy Bishkek" (Вечерний Бишкек), and then the online publication Sprut.kg. She has been working with IWPR since 2018.
Specialization - editor, storytelling, new media.
Specialization - editor, storytelling, new media.
Marat Mamadshoev
IWPR Tajikistan Editor
He was a correspondent and then editor in the Asia-Plus newspaper, editor of the Internews website in Tajikistan, and editor at the Ozodagon agency. Since May 2019, he is IWPR editor for Tajikistan. He has completed several training courses, in particular, on information quality standards and ethical standards. Experience over 20 years.
Specialty - work with text.
Specialty - work with text.
Pavel Bannikov
Journalist, editor, media trainer, web analyst
Editor, author and compiler of a number of works and studies on hate speech, journalism, social media marketing. Co-author of the factcheck.academy digital forensics training course. He has trained journalists, human rights activists, students of civil activists and fellows of the OSCE in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Russia. Editor-in-chief of the Factcheck.kz project , trainer at Mediaschool.kz . Since September 2018, he has also been collaborating with the Monitor Media promises control project.
Bolot Temirov
Editor-in-chief of the first fact-checking resource in Kyrgyzstan Factcheck.kg
Factcheck.kg is known today for high-profile exposures and investigations. More than 10 years of work in the media. In 2017, he opened a Facebook page called Kyrgyz Fake, exposed disinformation in his spare time. In May 2018, his hobby turned into work.
Specialization - fact checking.
Specialization - fact checking.
Jamshed Marupov
Journalist, blogger, media trainer and fact checker
New Media Specialist. Over 12 years of experience in journalism. He worked for TojNews, Ozodagon news agencies, as a special correspondent in Sughd. He was the deputy editor-in-chief of the independent Sughd newspaper and editor-in-chief of the Payvand radio station in Khujand. He is currently the editor of the Factcheck.tj website.
Specialization - fact checking.
Specialization - fact checking.
Altynai Mambetova
journalism data trainer, co-founder of Data School Kyrgyzstan
Specialization - media development, date journalism, data visualization.
Boris Zhukovsky
Independent journalist from Uzbekistan, co-founder of the Hook.report publication and administrator of the @uzzzakon Telegram channel
Specializes in analytics and information retrieval.
Dmitry Zavyalov
Program Coordinator, IWPR Tajikistan
Specialist in International Relations, Master of Human Rights and Multilevel Management. Trained at local and international governmental and non-governmental organizations.
Specialty - presentation of media projects, text editing.
Specialty - presentation of media projects, text editing.
Zhazgul Ibraimova
IWPR CA Research Coordinator
She has worked as an expert in media monitoring and content analysis of media, has experience working as a production manager for documentary film projects, social videos and commercial videos. She is currently studying at AUCA Master's program in Journalism and Mass Communications.
Specialization - video and photo, new media.
Specialization - video and photo, new media.
Katya Myachina
Editor of the features department at kloop.kg and teacher of journalism at AUCA
She writes about social problems and their connection with political and economic reality. Originally from Ukraine, lives in Kyrgyzstan for a year. Fluent in Russian, Ukrainian and English. She teaches news coverage and storytelling courses.
She can talk about how to turn a text into a story, how to ask the right questions in an interview, and how to come up with a clear headline.
She can talk about how to turn a text into a story, how to ask the right questions in an interview, and how to come up with a clear headline.
Machpora Kiromova
Journalist and producer in the Asia-Plus news agency
She has experience and cooperation with the Associated Press, Sputnik, Internews and IWPR. She went through journalism schools from writing, filming, editing to producing large-scale projects. She is a mentor and teaches young journalists courses in video-storytelling and multimedia journalism.
Specialization: video, photo storytelling, new media.
Specialization: video, photo storytelling, new media.
Journalists
Anna Velichko
Kazakhstan
Journalist of the newspaper "Caravan"
Journalist of the newspaper "Caravan"
Prior to that, she worked on television, in the industry publication and in the Megapolis newspaper, which was among the first to be read by Kazakh officials.
Bagdat Asylbek
He has been working in journalism for 5 years now. He worked as a correspondent in the regional newspapers of the city of Uralsk, the independent newspaper "Diapazon", a correspondent editor in the information portal Tengrinews.kz, and also collaborated with republican resources Sports.kz, Vlast.kz.
Now he works as a staff correspondent for the Central Asian publication Fergana Agency and collaborates with IWPR Cabar.Asia and Radio Azattyk.
Laureate of the competition of the Union of Journalists of Kazakhstan-2017.
Now he works as a staff correspondent for the Central Asian publication Fergana Agency and collaborates with IWPR Cabar.Asia and Radio Azattyk.
Laureate of the competition of the Union of Journalists of Kazakhstan-2017.
Khadisha Akaeva
Kazakhstan
Freelance journalist and acting Director of the branch of the Youth Information Service of Kazakhstan in the city of Semey
Freelance journalist and acting Director of the branch of the Youth Information Service of Kazakhstan in the city of Semey
Experience in journalism - 5 years. She began working in the city newspapers of Semey and is currently collaborating with various international and Kazakhstani media
Alexandra Vasilkova
Kyrgyzstan
Observer of the editorial office "Vecherniy Bishkek"
Observer of the editorial office "Vecherniy Bishkek"
She has graduated from Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University (KRSU) with a degree in international journalism. She has been working as a journalist since 2007. Began her career in the local newspaper of the Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan, then for several years she collaborated with the newspaper "Vecherniy Bishkek" as a freelance journalist. Since 2015, she has been working in the staff of this publication as an observer with the chief editor. She covers topics of politics and economics.
Erkina Asanbaeva
Kyrgyzstan
Journalist, novice visualization specialist
Journalist, novice visualization specialist
Graduated from Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University in journalism. Has 3 years of experience in journalism. He has worked as a correspondent and editor on such information resources as Vesti Kyrgyzstan, Sprut.kg and IWPR Cabar Asia. He can work with graphic programs for data design and visualization. Currently works as a project manager in the consulting agency DataLab, which is engaged in promoting media literacy in Kyrgyzstan
Bahmanyor Nadirov
Tajikistan
Asia plus media group
Asia plus media group
He has received his Master's degree in journalism from the Tajik National University. He has been in journalism since 2010, but practical journalism on an ongoing basis since 2014. He has worked at the Center for Journalistic Investigations of Tajikistan, created and managed the SugdNews news agency. Currently works in Asia plus media group. He writes on various topics and is most interested in new formats for presenting materials.
Yakub Khalimov
Tajikistan
Journalist, translator
Journalist, translator
Over 10 years of experience in journalism. He worked in newspapers, in magazines, on the radio, on news sites. He is interested in conducting journalistic investigations. Currently works on centralasian.org.
Orzujon Bedimogov
Tajikistan
Radio Liberty Correspondent
Radio Liberty Correspondent
An employee of the National Association of Independent Mass Media in Tajikistan. Contributor at IWPR, graduate of the CABAR.asia School of Analytical Journalism. Chairman of the media workers union in the Khatlon region of Tajikistan. Blogger, operator and editor, moderator of the project of the Tajik group "Not on our behalf" (Не от нашего имени) 2018 in Kyrgyzstan.
Victor Sidorenko
Uzbekistan
Online journalist
Online journalist
In 2008 he graduated from Bukhara State University with a degree in Russian philology. After graduation, he got a job as a radio correspondent in the Bukhara Regional Broadcasting Company. Two years later, he became the senior editor of the Russian editorial board of television.
In 2009, he got a part-time job at the regional newspaper Bukhara Bulletin, where he worked for 10 years. Currently engaged in online journalism. He has published on the Center-1 website and the CABAR.asia portal.
In 2009, he got a part-time job at the regional newspaper Bukhara Bulletin, where he worked for 10 years. Currently engaged in online journalism. He has published on the Center-1 website and the CABAR.asia portal.
Anna Gritsenko
Uzbekistan
Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Uzbekistan News website
Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Uzbekistan News website
She has graduated from the National University of Uzbekistan. She worked in the press service of the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan, the Uzbekkino National Agency. Collaborated with a number of Russian and Central Asian information and analytical portals. Currently she is a Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Uzbekistan News website, PR-specialist of the Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan in World Collections project.
Program
October 25-27, 2019
Day 1
October 25, Friday
October 25, Friday
9:00 - 09:30
Registration of participants
09:30 - 10:00
Opening of MisInfoQuest
10:00 - 10:30
Presentation of the program, introduction, Q&A session
10:30 - 12:00
Panel discussion
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
13:00 - 14:30
General session
Speker: Olga Yurkova,
StopFake.org, Ukraine
14:40 - 16:00
General session
Speaker: Elena Churanova,
StopFake.org, Ukraine
16:00 -16:15
Coffee-break
16:15 - 16:45
Distribution by teams
16:45 - 18:00
Work in teams
17:45 - 18:00
Check with mentors (only mentors)
18:00 - 19:00
Dinner (departure of mentors)
19:00 - 21:00
Work in teams
21:00
Departure of participants to the hotel
Registration of participants
09:30 - 10:00
Opening of MisInfoQuest
10:00 - 10:30
Presentation of the program, introduction, Q&A session
10:30 - 12:00
Panel discussion
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
13:00 - 14:30
General session
Speker: Olga Yurkova,
StopFake.org, Ukraine
14:40 - 16:00
General session
Speaker: Elena Churanova,
StopFake.org, Ukraine
16:00 -16:15
Coffee-break
16:15 - 16:45
Distribution by teams
16:45 - 18:00
Work in teams
17:45 - 18:00
Check with mentors (only mentors)
18:00 - 19:00
Dinner (departure of mentors)
19:00 - 21:00
Work in teams
21:00
Departure of participants to the hotel
Day 2
October 26, Saturday
October 26, Saturday
9:00 - 9:15
Morning coffee. Organization Q&A
9:15 - 10:45
General session
Speaker: Fact checking tools - Pavel Bannikov, Factcheck.kz
10:45 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 13:00
Master classes (parallel sessions)
Lunch
14:00 - 16:00
Master classes (parallel sessions)
Coffee break
16:15 - 18:00
Work in teams
18:00 - 19:00
Dinner (departure of mentors)
19:00 - 21:00
Work in teams
21:00
Departure of participants to the hotel
Morning coffee. Organization Q&A
9:15 - 10:45
General session
Speaker: Fact checking tools - Pavel Bannikov, Factcheck.kz
10:45 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 13:00
Master classes (parallel sessions)
- Data Analysis - Altynay Mambetova, Data School (Tokyo Hall)
- Critical Thinking - Boris Zhukovsky, Hook Report (Paris Hall)
- New Media Formats - Natalia Lee, CABAR.asia (Dubai Hall)
Lunch
14:00 - 16:00
Master classes (parallel sessions)
- Multimedia Journalism - Gulim Amirkhanova, Internews (Berlin Hall - Prague)
- Data Analysis - Altynay Mambetova, Data School (Tokyo Hall)
Coffee break
16:15 - 18:00
Work in teams
18:00 - 19:00
Dinner (departure of mentors)
19:00 - 21:00
Work in teams
21:00
Departure of participants to the hotel
Day 3
October 27, Sunday
October 27, Sunday
9:00 - 9:15
Morning coffee
9:15 - 10:45
General session (Hall Berlin - Prague)
Evgenia Motorevska , Slidestvo.Info, Ukraine
10:45 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 13:00
Master classes (parallel sessions)
Lunch
14:00 - 16:00
Work in teams
16:00 - 16:15
Coffee break
16:15 - 17:00
Delivery of presentations from teams, preparation for presentation
17:00 - 19:00
Presentations from teams, jury meeting, announcement of winners.
Group photo
Morning coffee
9:15 - 10:45
General session (Hall Berlin - Prague)
Evgenia Motorevska , Slidestvo.Info, Ukraine
10:45 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 13:00
Master classes (parallel sessions)
- Pitching your story - Dmitry Zavyalov, IWPR Tajikistan
- New Media Tools - Olga Yurkova, StopFake.org
Lunch
14:00 - 16:00
Work in teams
16:00 - 16:15
Coffee break
16:15 - 17:00
Delivery of presentations from teams, preparation for presentation
17:00 - 19:00
Presentations from teams, jury meeting, announcement of winners.
Group photo
Partner universities
Partners
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