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Investigating War Crimes in the Age of Social Media

Held on the 28th Jul 2022

at 6pm to
7pm

, Online


Add to Calendar 2022-07-28 18:00:00 2022-07-28 19:00:00 Australia/Sydney Investigating War Crimes in the Age of Social Media Join our experts online and take a deep-dive into war crime investigations using new media. Online
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Join our experts online and take a deep-dive into war crime investigations using new media.


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Truth is the first casualty of war

From the war in Ukraine to the Syrian civil war, any and every opinion has become accessible from your pocket. Facts are countered by alternate facts in an endless source of competing agendas and narratives.

Social media holds the promise of new ways of fact-finding, as wartime actors are scrutinized 24/7, and crowd-sourced investigation becomes possible.

Join our experts to uncover the challenges and opportunities new media presents to those who investigate wartime atrocities.

Panel:
  • Professor Tim McCormack, Professor of International Law, University of Tasmania and Special Adviser on War Crimes to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, The Hague
  • Dr Matt Killingsworth, Head of Politics and International Relations, School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania, Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Committee, Tasmania
  • Professor Alana Mann, Head of Discipline, Media, University of Tasmania

Hosted by Dr Darryl Stellmach, Lecturer in Emergency Management, University of Tasmania.