Poster for tomorrow

Posted by Hervé Matine
on November 23rd, 2020

Fake News final jury is now in process!

November 19th to 29th
300 shortlisted posters are now under final jury’s eyes. A big thank to Isabella Borrelli, Carla Independente, Ginette Caron, Yang Liu, Chiara Morra, Francesco Poroli, Efrem Barrotta, Danilo Scalera, Marco Rainò and Armando Milani.
As you all have been already informed our live jury couldn’t take place in Italy - Lecce. Cancelled because of the very bad sanitary conditions.
We took tree weeks time to prepare a dedicated digital environment for them. The will finish their work on Sunday 29th at midnight.
On Monday 30th of November will announce our usual TOP 10 posters. We will also publish our 300 shortlisted names. Stay tuned!

FAKE NEWS!

Fake news might feel like a recent development that has only come to prominence since the election of one politician who shall not be named, but the practice of spreading rumours and misinformation is as old as the printed word.

People have always twisted the truth, or simply told lies, to get what they want (or change the world). But now we have the ability to share information faster and wider than ever before. It used to be only a few media outlets or government sources that could shape public thought, but now everyone can.

And unlike the media or government, none of us are held accountable for what we post. As there are few laws or fines that can be thrown at us for posting lies, there is no incentive to act responsibly in the public sphere. Get likes (or votes) first, worry about potential consequences later. If the self-styled leader of the free world can’t be held to account for regularly tweeting and spreading blatant untruths, then what stops everybody else from doing the same?