Stephanie Busari: How fake news does real harm
Stephanie Busari: Hur falska nyheter gör verklig skada
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that lights up her face.
som lyser upp hennes ansikte.
for the rest of her life.
i resten av sitt liv.
that was carrying the girls.
som flickorna var lastade på.
she broke both her legs,
så bröt hon båda sina ben
to hide in the bushes.
för att gömma sig i buskarna.
that Boko Haram would come back for her.
Boko Haram skulle komma efter henne.
by jumping off trucks that day.
genom att hoppa från lastbilar den dagen.
med rätta svallvågor
Malala and others
Malala och andra
I was living in London at the time --
jag bodde i London för tillfället -
to cover the World Economic Forum
för att bevaka World Economic Forum
for the first time.
för första gången.
that there was only one story in town.
att det bara fanns en historia i staden.
about what they were doing
with our line of questioning,
our fair share of "alternative facts."
vår andel av "alternativa fakta".
were telling us at the time
the political situation in Nigeria.
politiska situationen i Nigeria.
att det var påhitt levt kvar,
människor i Nigeria idag
in Nigeria today
were never kidnapped.
aldrig blev kidnappade.
människor som dessa -
Boko Haram kidnapped their daughters,
som Boko Haram kidnappade deras döttrar,
after the trucks carrying their daughters.
som förde bort deras döttrar.
but they were forced to turn back
men de tvingades vända om
the news agenda moved on,
oundvikligen andra saker
about the Chibok girls.
för att bevisa att de lever
I obtained this video.
to the northeast of Nigeria
too long for confirmation.
länge på verifiering.
when she watched the video, told me
när hon tittade på filmen
into the laptop
sträcka sig in i datorn
like myself, in the audience,
som jag själv, i publiken,
negotiation talks with Boko Haram.
förhandlingar med Boko Haram.
that because of this video
sa till mig att det var för videon
that the Chibok girls were dead.
att Chibok-flickorna var döda.
in October last year.
i oktober förra året.
still remain missing.
200 av dem fortfarande.
a dispassionate observer
inte har varit en oberörd observatör
about the wasted opportunities
tänker på alla förlorade möjligheter
what the parents have told me,
att föräldrarna berättade för mig
of the rich and the powerful,
till rika och mäktiga personer
for the delay in their return.
deras försenade återförening.
the deadly danger of fake news.
den dödliga faran med falska nyheter.
to stop the spread of fake news.
för att stoppa falska nyheter.
everybody here -- you and I --
att alla här - du och jag -
the stories online.
men jag ställer de tuffa frågorna.
personen det här för mig?
by sharing this information?
av informationen?
to ask tougher questions
måste börja ställa tuffare frågor
don't even read beyond headlines
inte ens läser förbi rubriken
that we discover at face value?
med hull och hår?
about the consequence
och tänker på konsekvenserna
vi just skickade vidare
violence or hatred?
att initiera våld eller hat?
about the real-life consequences
på konsekvenserna i verkliga livet,
informationen vi delade?
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Stephanie Busari - JournalistStephanie Busari is a journalist and editor at CNN International Digital.
Why you should listen
Stephanie Busari moved to Lagos from London in July 2016 to pioneer CNN's first digital and multimedia bureau. She also reports on-air in breaking news situations for CNN International.
In April 2016 Busari exclusively obtained the "proof of life" video that showed that the missing Chibok schoolgirls who were kidnapped in Nigeria in 2014 were still alive. She was also an instrumental member of the CNN team that won a Peabody Award in May 2015 for the network's coverage of the missing girls. Busari recently won a Gracie Award for her persistence in covering this story, and she's also a previous recipient of the Outstanding Woman in the Media Awards.
Busari is a passionate community activist who curated TEDxBrixton for three years before she left London. She founded TEDxBrixton in 2013 driven by a desire to bring disparate elements of her community together and to create a platform for those who wouldn't normally have one to share their ideas worth spreading.
A passionate and adept public speaker, Busari is regularly invited to share her insights and host panels. She has spoken at UN Women, Said Business School, Oxford, Africa Gathering among others.
Over a 15-year career, Busari has worked as a news reporter, entertainment and features writer, court reporter and columnist, and she has been published in many of the UK and international media's most influential outlets, such as the BBC and Daily Mirror.
During a six-month stint in Northern Ireland in 2003, Busari spent time in some of the worst affected areas of "The Troubles" and secured interviews with a crucifixion victim, government ministers and paramilitaries. While there, she also launched and edited an award-winning lifestyle column.
A native Yoruba speaker, Busari also speaks fluent French and is currently learning Hausa.
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