[govinfo] FW: Friday February 25th Whistling at the Fake - Roundtable 2 - Invitation

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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 20:36:32 +0000

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Patrice

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Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 1:33 PM
To: Samantha Feinstein
Subject: Friday February 25th Whistling at the Fake - Roundtable 2 - Invitation

Dear all,
Apologies in advance for cross-posting.
We are delighted to invite you to the second Roundtable Session of the project
“Whistling at the Fake: The Crucial Role of #Whistleblowers in Countering
Disinformation”, which will focus on mis- dis- and mal-information in the
public sector and the role that whistleblowers play in unveiling these forms of
misleading and hostile information.

The event will take place on Zoom this Friday 25th of February 2022 from 10:00
am ET, 9:00 am CT, 7:00 am PT, 3:00 pm GMT, 4:00 pm CET. Register for free at
https://www.whistlingatthefake.com/events
“Whistling at the Fake: The Crucial Role of Whistleblowers in Countering
Disinformation”
(www.whistlingatthefake.com<http://www.whistlingatthefake.com>), is a
NATO-funded research project managed by The Manchester Metropolitan University
(UK) and supported by several prestigious academic institutions including
Boston College Law School (USA), the Università degli Studi di Padova (Italy),
and Tilburg University (The Netherlands) as well as a group of internationally
renowned Impact Partners - Constantine Cannon LLP, the Center for the Study of
Democracy, and Government Accountability Project.
The project aims at addressing the gap of citizen comprehension of the forms,
means, and impacts of misinformation and disinformation, and empowering the
public with the tools through which to identify fake news, including
appropriate responses to such behaviors. Furthermore, the project focuses on
the crucial role whistleblowers and other knowledgeable insiders play in
exposing misleading and hostile information activities and increasing public
resilience to acts of this nature.
The Roundtable, which will be moderated by Prof. Diane Ring - Interim Dean of
Faculty and Professor of Law at Boston College Law School, will be divided into
three thematic sessions. We are thrilled to announce that each one of the three
Roundtable Sessions will begin with an opening presentation focused on an
insightful story of whistleblowing:
Session 1: Grant
Turner<https://www.voanews.com/a/usa_us-government-media-whistleblowers-cleared-wrongdoing/6208011.html>
– Chief Financial Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media,
Whistleblower.
Session 2: Robert
MacLean<https://www.fairwarning.org/2019/11/aviation-whistleblower-girds-for-battle>
– Former U.S. Federal Air Marshal, United States Department of Homeland
Security Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Whistleblower.
Session 3: Kevin
Chmielewski<https://whistleblowersblog.org/government-whistleblowers/former-epa-official-files-whistleblower-retaliation-lawsuit>
– Former US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Appointee, Whistleblower.

SESSION 1 - MIS- DIS- AND MAL-INFORMATION AND DEMOCRACY
• Mis- dis- mal-information and populism. Exploring the consequences and risks
associated to populist approaches to politics in democratic countries.
• Spreading mis- dis- mal-information to win political elections or to support
a certain political agenda, view, or action.
• Mis- dis- mal-information and lack of independence of media. Government
attacks on journalists. Smear campaign and misuse of media coverage.
SESSION 2 - DISINFORMATION AND CORPORATE POWER AND WEALTH
• Absence of transparency and abuse of classification procedures. Failure to
publish information of public relevance.
• How mis- dis- mal-information can be used to obfuscate conflicts of interest
(e.g., revolving door) that may affect the public administration.
• Scientific integrity, right to education, conflicts of interest, and
corruption.  Lack of proper scientific information due to "sloppy science."

SESSION 3 - SPECIAL ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• Special focus on the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., exacerbation of and
vulnerability to disinformation during the pandemic).
• Whistleblowers unveiling mis- dis- mal-information in the public sector.
State irresponsible behaviors, retaliations, inadequate government culture.
• Discussing potential strategies to counter mis- dis- mal-information in the
public sector.
The discussion will involve several terrific panelists from academic
institutions, media, non-governmental organizations, as well as law firms and
other relevant entities.
Moderator:
• Diane
Ring<https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/law/academics-faculty/faculty-directory/diane-ring.html>
– Interim Dean of Faculty and Professor of Law at Boston College Law School

Panelists:
• Maurizio
Bianchini<https://www.unipd.it/en/contatti/rubrica?detail=Y&ruolo=1&checkout=cerca&persona=unipd&key=E6990F1DBEF03E50B65DE92AF36879DA>
– Associate Professor of Business Law at University of Padova
• Rawan
Damen<https://al-shabaka.org/profiles/rawan-damen/#:~:text=Al%2DShabaka%20Member%20Rawan%20Damen,supervised%20250%20hours%20of%20documentaries.>
– Director General of Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism
• Jesse Eisinger<https://www.propublica.org/people/jesse-eisinger> – Pulitzer
Prize Winner, Investigative Journalist and Senior Editor ProPublica
• Samantha Feinstein<https://whistleblower.org/our-team/samantha-feinstein> –
Staff Attorney and Director of the International Program at Government
Accountability Project
• Goran Georgiev<https://csd.bg/experts/expert/Goran-Georgiev> – Analyst,
Security Program, at the Center for the Study of Democracy
• Safa
Ghnaim<https://digitalarabia.network/success-stories/safa-ghnaim-success-story>
– Associate Program Director at Tactical Tech
• Mary Inman<https://constantinecannon.com/attorney/mary-inman>  – Lawyer and
Partner at Constantine Cannon
• Mary
Maguire<https://www.mmu.ac.uk/law/about-us/our-staff/profile/index.php?id=2201>
– Senior Lecturer in Law at Manchester Metropolitan University
• Lord Prem Sikka<https://members.parliament.uk/member/4885/contact> – Member
of the UK House of Lords, Emeritus Professor of Accounting
• Donato Vozza<https://pure.roehampton.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/donato-vozza> –
Lecturer in Criminal Law at the University of Roehampton
We would be delighted if you would like to attend the event and join what
promises to be a fascinating discussion.

Looking forward to meeting you online!

Many thanks and best regards,

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Samantha Feinstein
Staff Attorney & Director, International Program

Government Accountability Project

Main: (202) 457-0034
Direct: (202) 926-3324

1612 K St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20006

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