TORONTO — A new webcast series exploring the critical role of journalism in the Covid-19 crisis is being launched by the Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) and will be hosted by award-winning broadcaster Anna Maria Tremonti (pictured), host of the CBC podcast More. The first webcast in the series is Recognizing Disinformation Amidst Covid-19, Thursday, April 9 at 1 p.m. ET, and featuring Jane Lytvynenko, senior reporter with BuzzFeed News. In conversation with Tremonti, Lytvynenko (who regularly tracks online lies and misinformation) will explore the online rumours, fake texts and propaganda fuelling panic and anxiety during the coronavirus pandemic as well...
