RHETORiC

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Depolarisation of the online news debate with a moderation dashboard

The online news debate on social media has become more and more poralised. Because of the growth in offensive and resentful comments, and the challenge of managing them, different Flemish news websites have already closed off their comment section.

The RHETORiC project aims to offer a solution here by offering news editors and readers tools to help them detect and combat polarisation, and contribute constructively to online debates.

There are 3 key innovation goals:

Design interface elements that present cognitive biases and offer templates for constructive argumentation
Enable effective semi-automatic comment moderation tools for both text and images
Create participatory news formats that stimulate online audience conversation

In the project, VRT NWS and Het Nieuwsblad will validate the end result: a moderation and discussion platform.

Partners

Mediahuis, Wieni, Textgain, Tree Company, imec IDLab, KUL Mintlab

Start

2019-10-01

End

2021-09-30

Contactpersonen

Luk Overmeire

#FokFake: samen met jongeren nepnieuws bestrijden

February 2021

Om jongeren beter te ondersteunen in hun omgang met nepnieuws sloegen start-up Raccoons Group, Arteveldehogeschool en VRT Innovatie de handen in elkaar met het initiatief #FokFake. In de week van 8 tot 12 februari organiseerden we samen met jongeren enkele events om oplossingen te bedenken die hen weerbaarder kunnen maken tegen nepnieuws. Aangezien deze oplossingen zich bevinden op het snijvlak van sectoren brachten we wetenschappers, ontwikkelaars, journalisten en politici samen.