5+ day, 37+ min ago  (362+ words) Artificial Intelligence (AI) influences what people read, watch and believe sessions at Egypt's recent Tahrir Cultural Festival at the American University in Cairo heard. Those at the third edition of the Tahrir Cultural Festival also heard about AI's implications for…...

1+ mon, 7+ hour ago  (135+ words) Following participant reception and registration starting at 9: 00 AM, the event will officially open with remarks from: Prof. Dr. Mahmoud H. Abdelkader, Founder and Chairman of the board of trustees, EUE Prof. Nagwa Badr, President of the University East London, Cairo Branch…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (680+ words) Flooding online platforms with automated content causes "digital exhaustion" for users and journalists, an expert told a recent panel on fact-checking challenges and solutions in the Arab region. Mahmoud Elmasry, programmes director at Witness, a global non-profit organisation that uses…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (984+ words) (The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Al-Fanar Media). Each year, the Digital News Project's "Journalism and Technology Trends and Predictions" report offers one of the most authoritative snapshots…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (498+ words) Al-Fanar Media and Arabi Facts Hub, a nonprofit organisation that detects false Arabic content on the internet, are uniting to combat misinformation. The two organisations have signed a protocol agreeing to exchange expertise and conduct training courses and research on…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (295+ words) As 2025 draws to a close, now is an opportune moment to reflect not only on what Al-Fanar Media has produced over the past year, but on the role that knowledge-based journalism plays in a time of accelerated global and regional…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago  (453+ words) Arabi Facts Hub has launched a survey to assess the use of artificial intelligence in newsrooms and fact-checking institutions across the Arab world. The survey wants to hear from journalists, fact-checkers, and media professionals who have begun to integrate AI…...