Disinformation through social media is at a crisis point in Asia and throughout the world (Surjatmodjo et. al. 2024). Legacy media, or traditional forms of media that existed before the internet, plays a key role in addressing the root causes of fake news and hoaxes by amplifying credible and reputable sources, and providing information to inform the populace. However, as newsrooms rapidly embrace generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) tools to create content or perform tasks based on input computer data (Fletcher & Nielsen, 2024), ethical concerns arise about whether algorithmic biases tied to structural factors, such as gender, race, or class, will exacerbate misogyny, hate speech, and fake news on and offline (Thompson, 2023). This could lead to stereotyping and physical harm against minorities, migrants, women, gender-diverse groups, and culturally and linguistically diverse communities. This Forum session invites delegates to discuss the following questions: Can legacy media play a part in building a future free from misinformation? What are the potentials and pitfalls in the use of AI by legacy media? How can legacy media be used in the institutions and classrooms in which we work and engage with others in an effort to combat disinformation spread by GAI?

Biographies

Nasya Bahfen

Dr Nasya Bahfen is the postgraduate media and communications coordinator at La Trobe University, Australia, where she is also a researcher with the Centre for Sport and Social Impact. A former journalist and producer whose research looks at sport, media, and diversity, Dr Bahfen currently teaches digital content making and has supervised the completion of higher degrees by research students in the fields of Journalism and Public Relations/Strategic Communication. Her previous academic work includes how race is framed in Australian journalism through sport, interview choice among young journalism students covering diversity, the incorporation of social media in media education, and internet use by Southeast Asian and Australian Muslim youth. Dr Bahfen was previously a visiting scholar with NYU’s Center for Religion and Media, where she conducted research comparing social media use among Muslim students in Melbourne and New York City. Her co-authored book Cyber Racism and Community Resilience: Strategies for Combating Online Race Hate (2017) was funded by the Australian Research Council, and explored building resilience among Jewish, Muslim, and other culturally diverse groups targeted by cyber racism.

Apipol Sae-Tung

Apipol Sae-Tung is an Academic Coordinator at IAFOR, where he contributes to the development and execution of academic-related content and activities. His recent activities include mediating conference reports for the Forum’s international conference programme and facilitating the IAFOR Undergraduate Research Symposium (IURS).

Mr Sae-Tung began his career as a Program Coordinator for the Faculty of Political Science at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. He was awarded the Japanese Government’s MEXT Research Scholarship and is currently pursuing a PhD at the Graduate School of International Development at Nagoya University, Japan. His research interests are on foreign policy analysis, domestic politics, democratisation, and comparative authoritarianism, and more recently on the role of Artificial Intelligence in these fields. Mr Sae-Tung holds an MA in International Relations and Diplomacy from Thammasat University, Thailand. He also holds a BA in History from the same institution.

About the Presenter(s)
-Dr Nasya Bahfen is the postgraduate media and communications coordinator at La Trobe University, Australia, where she is also a researcher with the Centre for Sport and Social Impact.
-Apipol Sae-Tung is an Academic Coordinator at IAFOR, where he contributes to the development and execution of academic-related content and activities.

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