Journalism educators and media professionals from 10 countries across the Sahel and West Africa will meet in Accra from November 11 to 13 for a conference focused on tackling disinformation and strengthening information integrity.

The inaugural STREAC Autumn School will examine media and information literacy, information manipulation and the growing impact of artificial intelligence on journalism and journalism education.

The three-day event will be held at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel and feature workshops, research presentations and discussions among participants.

It is being organised by the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), in partnership with the Erich-Brost Institute for International Journalism at the Technical University of Dortmund in Germany.

Germany's Ambassador to Ghana, Frederik Landshöft, is expected to attend the opening ceremony.

He will be joined by Professor Susanne Fengler, Director of the Erich-Brost Institute, and UEW Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Professor Esther Yeboah Danso Wiredu.

The conference forms part of the STREAC Disinfo project, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The project seeks to equip journalism educators with the skills and knowledge to address disinformation and information manipulation.

It also aims to improve media and information literacy and strengthen journalists' ability to respond to the spread of false and misleading information.

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