Taiwan Institute for Governance and Communication Research (TIGCR) held the speech “Fake News, Real Problem: The Case of Singapore” on October 4th, 2019. It is our honor to invite Professor Edson C Tandoc Jr. from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore to deliver the speech for us. As a journalist before, he shared his working experiences and the research of digital news with faculty and students in National Chengchi University to discuss about the problems of fake news.
Professor Tandoc shared his working experiences and the research
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First of all, Professor Edson C Tandoc Jr. used real cases to reveal the danger of fake news to a country and society. Because fake news can imitate the format of news, it is difficult for people to identify the truth. The improvement of technology changes our ways to absorb the news. Even though people know it is easier to reach fake news on social media, they are still attracted by free, quick and more entertaining information. In addition, people rely more on the news shared by their friends instead of the ones made by professional journalists. This will worsen the phenomenon of fake news.
Many NCCU students and faculties attended the speech
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To tackle the issue of fake news, Professor Tandoc encouraged audience to be skeptical with the information they receive. In the age of information overload, we have the responsibility to protect media environment. Once we find out fake news, we should clarify the rumors. Besides, we should also support professional reports, because a piece of valuable news requires a lot of surveys and research. In the end of the speech, Professor Tandoc exchanged the ideas of the types of fake news on different social media with the attendees. By offering different research results and data, he pointed out the reasons why people believe in fake news. Professor Tandoc hopes everyone can beware of fake news.
Group photo after the speech
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After the speech, Professor Tandoc was invited to the closed meeting held by our center. TIGCR Director Chi Huang gave the brief introduction of the achievements and database of TIGCR. Professor Tandoc was amazed. He hopes that he can apply for the research data of our center, and we can have more opportunities to work together in the future.
TIGCR Director, Professor Chi Huang introduced TIGCR
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Professor Tandoc attended the closed-door meeting
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