Newsletter | Disinformation Watch The General Election campaign in the UK is already throwing up instances where deepfakes and misleading content aim to disrupt the democratic process. While some TikTok clips are clearly trolling for the purposes of humour and engagement, others are genuinely misleading as bad actors attempt to push their own agendas. We look at the tactics involved. In technology, OpenAI, one of the pioneers of bringing Generative Artificial Intelligence to widespread use, says that state-affiliated groups have been using the service to produce content for their influence campaigns. While to the cynic this is an inevitable consequence of the technology, have they managed to increase the audience for their disruptive behaviour by using AI? Read here >>https://trib.al/FNAj5aB
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India's ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to remain in power for a third consecutive term after an election victory that was much smaller than projected. BBC Monitoring's South Asia specialist Sachin Gogoi details how India’s frontline media has been reporting on the elections. Broadcast on 4 June 2024 To find out more about BBC Monitoring click 👉 https://lnkd.in/eKjguJrG
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What does it take to track media in Africa where radio is king? Originally set up as the East Africa Unit after the Suez crisis, BBC Monitoring’s Nairobi operation has seen history unfold on the continent over six decades. The Global Jigsaw team travels to Nairobi to meet the monitors. 🎧 Listen here >> https://trib.al/5M19ZJV Presenter: Krassi Twigg Producer: Krisztina Satori Editor: Judy King
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BBC Monitoring Middle East specialist Shaina Oppenheimer spoke to John Simpson about the people and factors influencing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decisions on handling the war in Gaza, amid growing tensions with the Biden administration. Watch the full episode here >> https://lnkd.in/em264JuX Broadcast: 15 May 2024 For more of our coverage visit >> https://lnkd.in/eJUcjS57
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Russia has for the first time admitted that the Islamic State (IS) group coordinated the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall in March that had killed over 140 people. Moscow had previously blamed Ukraine. IS had swiftly claimed responsibility for the assault and provided visual evidence to support its link to the attackers. BBC Monitoring’s Jihadist Media Correspondent Mina Al-Lami discusses the group’s motivation behind the attack.
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Recruitment | We are seeking to recruit a Journalist to join our MENA Team in the UK You will need to have an excellent understanding of both Arabic and French languages, OR both Arabic and Kurdish. You will also need experience as a journalist and exceptional writing skills in idiomatic English. For more information and to apply click here https://trib.al/oFlXQ6j
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Iran’s late President Ebrahim Raisi was killed on 19 May in a helicopter crash near the Azerbaijan border. Raisi was elected President in 2021 and was widely expected to be a candidate to succeed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as supreme leader. BBC Monitoring Iran expert Ghoncheh Habibiazad discusses the significance of his death and its implications for the country's next presidency. Broadcast: 23 May 2024 For more of our Iran coverage visit >> https://lnkd.in/eJUcjS57
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🎧 BBC Monitoring’s Kerry Allen was interviewed as part of a live broadcast of The Media Show, joining Ros Atkins and Katie Razzall to discuss the state of global media freedom and the impact of censorship and technological controls on China. Listen to the full episode here >> https://lnkd.in/eXz-WekM Broadcast: 1 May 2024 For more of our coverage visit >> https://lnkd.in/eJUcjS57
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🎧 BBC Monitoring’s Sarbas Nazari was on BBC OS to discuss the death of President Ebrahim Raisi and the reaction on social media in Iran. Listen to the full episode here >> https://lnkd.in/ey8S9FsE Broadcast: 20 May 2024 For more of our Iran coverage visit >> https://lnkd.in/ewKpuAjd
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BLOG | Based in our Jerusalem office, Shaina Oppenheimer covers the Israeli and Palestinian media. In this edition’s Living the Story she tells us why she joined BBCM, what covering the Gaza conflict has been like – and the insight working with BBCM has given her >> https://trib.al/PTypSHh You can read this and more in the next edition of Monitor magazine, out soon! Don't miss out - sign up here >> https://trib.al/mmOtPRu
Living the story: Shaina Oppenheimer
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