NEWSTECHFORUM 2021

In The ‘Daily Battle’ Against Disinformation, Reinforcements Are Coming

TV newsrooms face a constant and ever-escalating fight against the volume of bad information coming across their transoms, but new tools are on the way to provide help.

EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH BRUCE MACCORMACK

TVN Executive Session | Deep Fake Videos Pose Growing Threat To News

CBC adviser and news technologist Bruce MacCormack warns that deep fake videos have gotten more sophisticated and difficult to detect. Their creators are also proliferating, he says, and news organizations need to begin arming themselves against what could be “an existential threat” to their legitimacy.

NEWSTECHFORUM 2017

Technology Chiefs Eye Future Efficiencies

IP delivery, cloud-based workflows are seen becoming pervasive as they will make it easier for broadcasters to capture, share and distribute news content. Above (l-r): Andrea Berry, moderator; Bruce MacCormack, CBC; Del Parks, Sinclair; and Jonathan Solomon, Aspera. (Photo: Jack Pagano, Ariana Television Network)