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Fake News / Real Journalism

Session 2
Special Event Talks
Riverbank 2 + 3, Adelaide Convention Centre
Wow afc web session 02 2560x1280
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    • Saturday
      11:30 am — 12:30 pm

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How do we stay truthful when the volume is up and the facts are fuzzy? Journalists share tools, tactics and moments of triumph in the battle for clarity and care.


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Speakers

Osman Farqui

Speaker

Naarm (Melbourne), Australia

Osman Faruqi is an award-winning journalist, writer and editor. Osman is the co-founder and host of Lamestream Media, and a former editor at The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, and the ABC.

Appearing in: Fake News / Real Journalism, I Get My News from TikTok and The Line Keeps Moving

Osman Farqui

Kirsten Han

Speaker

Singapore

Kirsten Han is a Singaporean writer and activist, and managing editor of the literary journal Mekong Review. She runs We, The Citizens, a newsletter covering Singapore from a rights-based perspective, and is the author of The Singapore I Recognise: Essays on home, community and hope.

Appearing in: Fake News / Real Journalism and I Get My News from TikTok

Kirsten Han

Smriti Daniel

Moderator

Tarntanya (Adelaide), Australia

Smriti Daniel is an award-winning journalist whose longform features have appeared in 20+ publications across the US, UK, India, Sri Lanka and Australia. She writes at the intersection of science, culture, and environment, blending narrative depth with journalistic rigour.

Appearing in: Fake News / Real Journalism and The Line Keeps Moving

Smriti Daniel

Performance Location: Riverbank 2 + 3, Adelaide Convention Centre

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