Conference Room 11, United Nations Headquarters, NY 10017
Thursday, October 6th at 1:15 – 2:45pm
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Ms Samantha O’Brien O’Reilly and Mr Colm O’Rourke, United Nations Youth Delegates for Ireland
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According to a study by Pew Research Center, 62% of adults access their news through social media. This facilitates the curation of a supply of information that constantly reinforces our pre-existing beliefs. Additionally, due to many sites’ algorithms, the news we receive is decided by standards set without our input or consent. Intentionally, or unintentionally, we each exist in our own unique echo-chamber.
Ambassador David Donoghue, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations
Ms Samantha Barry, Senior Director of Social News, CNN
Ms Jenifer Fenton, Senior Press Information Officer, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Ms Kathryn Mahoney, Public Information Officer (Social Media), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Ms Manar Marouf, Researcher at Columbia University and the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies
With video contributions from:
PLURAL+ – introduced by Ms Olivia Headon, Associate Migration Officer, the International Organization for Migration