On Tuesday, April 19 at 4.15 p.m. Building 8, Lecture Hall 1 on the UAS Campus you will have the opportunity to meet Ukrainian activist Valeria Kovtun, who also once studied at Kiel University of Applied Sciences. The former journalist is now engaged in the classification of news and the exposure of fake news. Right now, regarding the war in Ukraine, the topic of Fake News is especially much discussed in the media world and moreover socially.
The lecture looks into the key narratives spread by the Russian government before and during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia's tactics used for spreading disinformation, the effect it has on public opinion, and the response of the Ukrainian government and civil society. The lecture also provides practical recommendations on how to do fact-checking about the war in Ukraine.
Valeria is the founder and head of the national media literacy project „Filter“ which is the first state media literacy institution in Ukraine. Filter works closely with the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture and Information Policy and the international organisation IREX. For a year, Filter has been focusing on developing critical thinking of Ukrainians and positioning media literacy as a prevention against disinformation.
Previously, Valeria worked at BBC in London and was a fellow journalist at the United Nations in New York. In Ukraine, she worked as a senior correspondent for the top morning show in Ukraine Breakfast with 1+1.
She is also a Chevening alumna and holds an Msc in Media and Communication Governance from the London School of Economics.
The event is organized by Alexa Magsaam, Diversity Officer at Kiel UAS, and will be hosted by Prof. Dr. Tobias Hochscherf, Vice President of Kiel UAS and Professor of Audiovisual Media at the Department of Media.
All information about the event in a short cut:
Event Title: Cognitive warfare. Russian propaganda as a weapon of war.
Speaker: Valeria Kovtun
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Tobias Hochscherf
When: Tuesday, April 19, 4.15 to 5.45 p.m.
Where: Building 8, Lecture Hall 1 (Luisenstraße, Campus UAS Kiel)
The lecture will be held in English.
