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Fondation Descartes

The Fondation Descartes is a citizen-based, non-partisan, and independent European foundation dedicated to information-based issues.

Operation and governance

La Fondation Descartes est animée par trois organes : un Conseil d’Administration présidé par Jean-Philippe Hecketsweiler ; un Conseil Scientifique encadré par Gérald Bronner et d’une équipe permanente, dirigée par Laurent Cordonier, Directeur de la recherche.

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La Fondation Descartes est une initiative citoyenne, apartisane, indépendante et européenne dédiée aux enjeux de l’information, de la désinformation et du débat public dans une société démocratique.

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Events

The Descartes Foundation lists significant events, in France and internationally, particularly related to the topics of disinformation, interference and media literacy.

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Our podcasts

Selection of 'must-listen' podcasts on the Descartes Foundation's fields of research, in French, English or German.

Actors

The Descartes Foundation offers you a cartography of the main actors involved in researching on the quality of information, or in fighting against disinformation, in France and throughout the world.

Initiatives

Fact checkers, web extensions, journalistic standards... The Fondation Descartes offers you a map of initiatives in France and around the world involved in asserting the quality of information or in fighting against disinformation.

Our references and resources

The Fondation Descartes' experts select and comment on key publications on disinformation, trust in the media and the Foundation's other research topics. This data base is available online to members of the Foundation and in the Foundation's documentation centre.

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ACTORS

The Descartes Foundation offers you a cartography of the main actors involved in researching on the quality of information, or in fighting against disinformation, in France and throughout the world.

Qui sont les artisans en France, en Europe et dans le monde d'une info responsable, sourcée et exacte ? Quelles sont les organisations luttant contre les manipulations de l'information ?

Afin de vous simplifier la recherche, ces acteurs sont triés selon leur type et leur origine géographique. Nous vous les présentons et vous expliquons leurs spécificités. Il vous est également possible de les trier facilement grâce à notre système de filtres.

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03 Aug 2020

Projet Team of the Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel

The project team of the Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel is a french task force, tied to the French Superior Council of the Audiovisual. This initiative aims to ensure compliance with the "anti-fox" law of 2018 through the development and supervision of a series of recommendations meant to accompany the implementation of concrete measures.

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06 Jul 2020

Journalism Trust Initiative

The Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI) is a french initiative, which strives to create a healthier media environment. It develops indicators of journalistic reliability and thus promotes compliance with professional norms and standards.

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30 Jun 2020

Center for an Informed Public (Washington University)

The Center for an Informed Public is a multidisciplinary research center at the University of Washington in Seattle that has a mission to “resist strategic misinformation, promote an informed society and strengthen democratic discourse.” The center’s work revolves around four pillars: research; education; engagement; and law and policy.

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25 Jun 2020

European Values Center for Security Policy

This think-tank is a member of the Open Information Partnership. It promotes the defense of democracy and European values, with a focus on the European world post-USSR and on Russian interference.

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24 Jun 2020

MSB - Ministry for Contingencies - Information security department

Sweden's Information Security Department is responsible for the security and defense of information within civil society ("defense" in the broad sense of the term).

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24 Jun 2020

Ethical Journalism Network

The Ethical Journalism Network (EJN) is a coalition of more than 70 groups of journalists, editors, press owners and media support groups from across the globe.

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24 Jun 2020

First Draft

Founded by Google News Lab, First Draft supports journalistic projects and research and training programs designed to bolster trust and sincerity in the digital age. They notably offer a very intuitive page with helpful tools related to fact-checking.

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24 Jun 2020

Info Ops Polska Foundation

This Polish think-tank was created to develop and implement projects guaranteeing information security. The think-tank focuses on Russian efforts to generate informational disorder.

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24 Jun 2020

Netherlands Helsinki Committee

The Netherlands Helsinki Committee (NHC) is a non-governmental organization that promotes human rights and strengthens the rule of law and democracy in all countries of Europe, and the Central Asian countries participating in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

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24 Jun 2020

NATOStratCom Centre of Excellence

NATO think-tank that concerns itself with news media, information and communication.

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