Mediagazer: Interview with Hazel Baker, head of user-generated content newsgathering at Reuters, on deepfakes, misinformation, and verification (Daniel Green/Journalism.co.uk)

9:15 PM ET, October 19, 2019

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Daniel Green / Journalism.co.uk:

Interview with Hazel Baker, head of user-generated content newsgathering at Reuters, on deepfakes, misinformation, and verification — Ahead of the Newsrewired conference, Baker talks about the challenges posed by misinformation during breaking news events and the emergence of deepfakes

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