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Sunday, June 11 • 8:15pm - 9:15pm
Brain bar: Is truth dead?

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In a world of 'fake news' and 'alternative facts' can the truth be found? What are Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter doing to our view of the world? Was the truth ever alive to begin with? Are we all biased towards what we want to believe, anyway? What would it take to change your mind? Our panel of journalists will give you a look behind the scenes, revealing what it takes to get your attention and how they will change your mind.
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David Skapinker

David runs the Australian arm of Telum Media. David and his team provide the latest moves and news in the media industry to journalists and media relations professionals across Australia and the Asia Pacific. Before joining Telum Media, he spent more than a decade in media relations... Read More →

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Lahav Harkov

Lahav was named the fifth most influential person on ‘Jewish Twitter’ in 2016 and, as a senior Knesset reporter for the Jerusalem Post, has interviewed major Israeli political figures. Lahav grew up in New Jersey, moving to Israel during her teenage years, and holds a degree in... Read More →
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Cnaan Liphshiz

Cnaan is a journalist for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) and a contributor to the Times of Israel and the Forward. He is based in Amsterdam and reports about Jewish life and communities in France, the United Kingdom, Hungary and the former Soviet Union. Born in Haifa he previously... Read More →
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Sigal Samuel

Sigal, currently the Religion Editor at the Atlantic, is an award-winning novelist, journalist, essayist and playwright. Sigal writes about race and identity politics, the portrayal of Mizrachi Jews in the media and her search for her Indian Jewish origins. Her critically acclaimed... Read More →

Sunday June 11, 2017 8:15pm - 9:15pm AEST
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