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TechCamp Malaysia 2022 Highlights Video

During the 3 days 2 nights event that took place in Golden Sands Penang, journalists around the country gathered to attend workshops by industry experts and brainstormed solutions to issues faced in the field of electoral and political reporting. Here's what they've got to say about their experience.

TechCamp Malaysia 2022 Teaser Video

On 24 - 26 March 2022, journalists will gather in Penang for the second installation of TechCamp Malaysia. The workshop aims to equip journalists with the right digital tools, gain advanced knowledge and skills such as fact-checking and information verification in newsrooms to counter disinformation. Journalists will be empowered to pursue journalism as a public good and produce higher-quality content in relation to political and electoral reporting.

TechCamp Malaysia 2020 Highlight Video

TechCamp Malaysia aims to train and motivate journalists to produce data-driven, non-biased reporting to counter false narratives. TechCamp Malaysia also aims to inspire social media, community, and government influencers with the tools to inculcate media literacy skills among the wider public.

Counting Down to TechCamp Malaysia 2020

TechCamp Malaysia 2020, organized by Penang Institute and supported by the U.S. Embassy, will bring together participants from 6 different countries, consisting of emerging journalists; social media, community and government influencers; as well as members of the tech and programming community to engage with trainers on digital technology capacity building. Stay tuned!

(Trailer) Media Literacy Masterclass with Faqcheck Lab

Faqcheck Lab, together with Penang Institute and U.S. Embassy, present to you the Media Literacy Masterclass to help you navigate challenges in countering disinformation. In just 4 episodes, learn useful and easy-to-use verification techniques and how to communicate fact checks effectively, discover why fake stories share so well, and learn the best approach to crafting and delivering narratives with the right facts.

(EP 1) Communicating Fact Checks Effectively – Media Literacy Masterclass by Faqcheck Lab

The problem is, many people don’t take well to being told that they fell for “fake news”. It’s embarrassing - especially if they forwarded it along thinking they’re helping. They might even double down on their false beliefs and get into a fight with you. In this episode, we’ll teach you to communicate fact checks constructively, so that you break down those walls without breaking relationships.

(EP 2) Why Do Fake Stories Share so Well? – Media Literacy Masterclass by Faqcheck Lab

In this episode, you’ll learn why fake stories share so well. We'll explain the mechanics of how they work, what to look out for, and why they spread, and ultimately, better understand the motivation of those trying to mislead you.

(EP 3) How Not to be Duped by Fake Stories? – Media Literacy Masterclass by Faqcheck Lab

Now, if we don’t get duped, it’s the first step to stopping such posts from going viral. In this episode, we’ll be showing effective and easy-to-use techniques to verify suspicious stories that you may come across. But don’t stop there, share this video with your community and network so that they would be able to check their facts as well.

(EP 4) Investigative Storytelling – Media Literacy Masterclass by Faqcheck Lab

Learn to navigate this tricky information landscape to tell investigative stories well. How do you design a project with built-in points of corroboration so that you can craft a narrative with the best set of facts possible?

 

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