Wednesday, 17th of May | 17:30 | screen Warszawa
Free press?! Meeting following a screening of BAD PRESS dir. Rebecca Landsberry-Baker, Joe Peeler
In Polish
Partner: European Solidarity Center - sponsor of the All About Freedom Festival award for the film that contributes to a broader understanding of the value of solidarity.
What actually is freedom of the press and how important is it to ensure democracy? Isn't it an illusion in the era of digital media, all-encompassing automation, algorithms and artificial intelligence? What is the role of people fighting for basic things, such as the right to information, in this process? The experience of the indigenous community of residents of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reserve in Oklahoma and their fight for freedom serves as a pretext to talk about access to reliable information and truth in the context of the future of the media.
Guest:
Jan Kreft - professor, media expert, professor at the Gdańsk University of Technology and the Jagiellonian University. Head of the Center for Research on Algorithmic Management. Economic journalist and foreign correspondent, manages several media and new technologies companies. Author of several books on silicon valley and new media, including: „Władza misjonarzy. Świt i zmierzch świeckiej religii w Dolinie Krzemowej”, „Władza platform. Za fasadą Google, Facebooka i Spotify”, „Władza algorytmów – u źródeł potęgi Google i Facebooka”, "Za fasadą społeczności – zarządzanie nowymi mediami”.
Moderator:
Konrad Knoch - PhD, historian specialising in the 20th century, lectures at the University of Gdańsk, led the work of the team creating the European Solidarity Center permanent exhibition, co-curator of the "Shipyard" exhibition. Editor of the thematic section "History of media and journalism" in the journal "Media Biznes Kultura". Author of articles on the issues of the independent and state press in communist Poland, biographies of opposition activists. He also documents the activities of underground publishers.
