The Association of European News Agencies (EANA) organized its annual conference in the German capital, Berlin, to discuss mechanisms for combating media misinformation through traditional and digital media, with the participation of high-level representatives from news agencies from 31 European countries. The conference was held on April 4, 2019, under the slogan “Disinformation and Combating,” during which representatives of news agencies presented lectures on the impact of news and photographic disinformation on social life, combating disinformation, and examples of combating it and the technological means used in this context. This year’s edition of the conference enjoyed the distinguished participation of the Turkish Anadolu Agency, which presented its experience in combating media misinformation during the past five years, and was delivered by its Deputy Director General and Editor-in-Chief of the agency, Metin Mutanoglu. Anatolia’s Human Resources and Administrative Affairs Director, Yesil, also gave a lecture entitled “How can disinformation campaigns be combated? Anatolia’s experience,” during which he explained that the agency uses an “image tracking system” that is highly effective in combating disinformation and black propaganda campaigns. The European News Agencies Association (EANA) conference is held annually and constitutes a professional platform for discussing media visions to enhance cooperation between European news agencies. The conference participants concluded that despite the great benefits offered by digitization; However, it has led to a high level of “information and visual pollution,” pointing out that sometimes, news, photos, and videos of Anadolu Agency, which is among the influential agencies in the world, are used to mislead without its permission.
Conference to combat media misinformation in the German capital, Berlin
