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A Wartime Case for Information Integrity

We are living through bewildering times. Once again, the fog of war is driving the spread of hate and lies online — resulting in dangerous…

4 min readOct 22, 2023

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A Wartime Case for Information Integrity

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We just witnessed the deadliest shipwreck in years. The world barely flinched.

It’s a date that should go down in history — a stain on our collective conscience. On June 14th, 2023, the Adriana, a fishing boat…

4 min readJul 6, 2023

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Breaking the Silence: Strategies for Drawing Attention to Sudan’s Forgotten Crisis

April 15 marked a full year since a devastating conflict returned with full force to Sudan. The violence and related humanitarian…

5 min readApr 17, 2024

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Famine is imminent in Gaza. We need a humanitarian ceasefire — now.

Five months into the devastating war in Gaza, humanitarians are increasingly both heartbroken and frustrated as they face obstacles and…

4 min readMar 19, 2024

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Famine is imminent in Gaza. We need a humanitarian ceasefire — now.

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How AI is boosting disinformation

Hate and lies are already polluting our digital information ecosystems, but generative AI tools could be about to make things dramatically…

4 min readFeb 7, 2024

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“Dying before the eyes of the world”

4 min readDec 29, 2023

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“Dying before the eyes of the world”

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Our world is boiling. But we can still turn down the heat

GEF/Patrizia Cocca Scarlett Ibis at Caroni Swamp, Trinidad and Tobago.

4 min readAug 8, 2023

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The Oppenheimer Opportunity

One night not long ago I found myself sitting in my local IMAX theatre watching a summer blockbuster. No, not that one, the other one —…

3 min readAug 7, 2023

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The Oppenheimer Opportunity

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The world isn’t coming to an end! How solutions-focused news rekindles hope

Brutal wars, scorching heat, the soaring global cost of living. Doomy headlines are driving growing numbers of people to stop seeking out…

3 min readJul 21, 2023

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Healing Our Troubled Information Ecosystem

Our information ecosystem is now so polluted with lies and hate that voices for positive change are seriously struggling to make themselves…

4 min readJun 13, 2023

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Melissa Fleming

Melissa Fleming

Chief Communicator #UnitedNations promoting a peaceful, sustainable, just & humane world. Author: A Hope More Powerful than the Sea. Podcast: Awake at Night.

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