Peter Pomerantsev: Demagogues and populists offer viewers enemies and conspiracies. Photo: screenshot  

Here are the remarks of the Ukrainian-British author and journalist, Peter Pomerantsev, one of the most important international analysts and critics of the contemporary authoritarian propaganda given over Skype at the international conference titled “E-Society: Facts checking and the influence of the new technologies in the society“. The conference took place on 31. January 2017 in Skopje. It was organized by the Metamorphosis – Foundation for Internet and Society, and the subject matter of the speech is “Fact checking versus fake news”

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On behalf of the organizing committee, we have the honor to invite you to take part in the Twelfth International Conference e-Society.Mk which this year addresses the topic of Fact-Checking and Influence of New Technologies on Journalism. The conference will take place on January 31, 2017 in the “Holiday Inn” hotel in Skopje, Macedonia.

Organized within the framework of USAID Project for Strengthening the Media in Macedonia, Media Fact-Checking Service component implemented by Metamorphosis, the conference will gather representatives of institutions and organizations working on development in this area, and enable them to network and share experiences of dealing with media manipulations in order to increase the quality and accountability of media production through promotion of journalistic standards and increased

The third training of the series of trainings for tackling hate speech in the media took place on October 20, 2015 in Strumica. These trainings organized by the Metamorphosis Foundation and the OSCE Mission to Skopje are primarily intended for editors, journalists and news portals administrators. The one-day training was attended by 25 representatives of the media, including representatives of the local media that informed the public about this training. The trainings aim to strengthen the capacity of online media personnel in Macedonia to recognize and tackle hate speech and speech inciting violence and hate crimes, and to promote the professional journalistic standards in synergy with the Media Fact-Checking Service. The training covered the following topics:

• Introduction to the topic

The second training of the series of trainings for tackling hate speech in the media took place on October 14, 2015 in Struga. These trainings organized by the Metamorphosis Foundation and the OSCE Mission to Skopje are primarily intended for editors, journalists and news portals administrators. The one-day training was attended by 16 representatives of the media, including representatives of the local media that informed the public about this training.   The trainings aim to strengthen the capacity of online media personnel in Macedonia to recognize and tackle hate speech and speech inciting violence and hate crimes, and to promote the professional journalistic standards in synergy with the Media Fact-Checking Service. The training covered the following topics:

• Introduction to the

The first of the series of trainings for tackling hate speech in the media took place on October 7, 2015 at the Stone Bridge hotel in Skopje. These trainings organized by the Metamorphosis Foundation and the OSCE Mission to Skopje are primarily intended for editors, journalists and news portals administrators. The trainings aim to strengthen the capacity of online media personnel in Macedonia to recognize and tackle hate speech and speech inciting violence and hate crimes, and to promote the professional journalistic standards in synergy with the Media Fact-Checking Service.

The training was attended by 23 media representatives from various cities, and covered the following topics:

• Introduction to the topic of hate speech
• Legal frameworks related to hate speech
• Efforts

The French Institute in Skopje, the Metamorphosis Foundation and the Lower Normandy region invite you to participate in the “My first mini-video” workshop and to take part in the contest. The “My first mini-video” workshop / contest are organized as part of the 8th edition of the French Film Festival @fff.mk The “My first mini video” workshop will be held on Wednesday and Thursday May 20-21, 2015 (17.00-20.00h) in the Multimedia classroom of the French Institute in Skopje (Maksim Gorki, No. 18) enabling you to create a mini-video using your mobile phone.
The purpose of the workshop is to prepare participants for creating a script and to provide them with technical advice about the creation of mini-videos with a mobile

The International Institute of Human Rights and Peace in Caen, partner in the Decentralised Cooperation Lower Normandy/Macedonia, together with the Embassy of France in Skopje, dedicated two working days this February where the freedom of expression and media in Macedonia were analyzed.

The first day, on February 26, 2014, was reserved for round tables and debate (organized in cooperation with the Metamorphosis Foundation) with French and Macedonian experts in the field of law and journalism. Together with the public, mainly consisted of journalists and experts that work in this domain, the experts cross-referenced the freedom of expression and the media in Macedonia and in France, from the legal practice point of view. French experts from the organization Reporters without Borders,

The training on identifying and dealing with stereotypes and discrimination took place on October 30 in the GEM club in Skopje. It was intended for journalists participating in USAID’s Media Strengthening in Macedonia Project – Media Fact Checking Service Component implemented by Metamorphosis. The four-hour training was attended by 15 journalists who learned more about how stereotypes are created and what they mean, but more importantly – they were familiarized with the basics of discrimination, its types, the dangers arising from it, as well as the methods for its prevention in the media. There was also a discussion about positive discrimination or affirmative actions taken by the countries, providing certain advantages to certain groups who were subject to discriminatory practices

Metamorphosis Foundation is publishing an announcement for temporary engagement of journalists – reviewers as part of USAID’s Strengthening Media in Macedonia Project – Media Fact-Checking Service Component, intended for publishing journalist reviews, critical discourse analysеs and journalist lessons. Journalists-reviewers will be part of the team of journalists who will be identifying important daily news, conducting reviews of such content and occasionally write longer articles for public educationregarding the implementation of journalist standards. Candidates should meet the following criteria:

• graduates in the field of journalism, communications or a related field;
• their professional media engagement is based on the Code of Journalists of Macedonia or any other equivalent code of ethical and professional standards adopted by the relevant organization of journalists