The High Level group will advise the Commission on scoping the phenomenon of fake news, defining the roles and responsibilities of relevant stakeholders, grasping the international dimension, taking stock of the positions at stake, and formulating recommendations.

Professor dr. Madeleine de Cock Buning from Utrecht University specialised in Intellectual Property, Copyright and Media and Communication Law is nominated to chair the Group.

Name Organisation/Company Raag, Ilmar Media executive Bechmann, Anja Aarhus University Nielsen, Rasmus Reuters Institute for Journalism Oxford Markovski, Veni Internet expert Jimenez Cruz, Clara Maldita.es / El Objetivo de Ana Pastor Frau-Meigs, Divina Sorbonne Nouvelle University Pollicino, Oreste Bocconi University Vaisbrode, Neringa Communications adviser Rozukalne, Anda Riga Stradings University Bargaoanu, Alina University of Bucharest Turk, Ziga University of Ljubljana Curran, Noel EBU Gniffke, Kai ARD Schwetje, Sonja RTL Group Nieri, Gina Mediaset Stjarne, Hanna Sveriges Television Polák, Juraj RTVS Whitehead, Sarah Sky News Goyens, Monique BEUC Steenfadt, Olaf Reporters sans frontières Sundermann, Marc Bertelsmann & Co Von Reppert-Bismarck, Juliane Lie Detectors Mantzarlis, Alexios IFCN Poynter Salo, Mikko Faktabaari Dzsinich, Gergely CyAN Riotta, Gianni Journalist Niklewicz, Konrad Civic Institute Wardle, Claire First draft Dimitrov, Dimitar Wikimedia MacDonald, Raegan Mozilla Firefox Lundblad, Nicklas Google Stephen Turner Twitter Richard Allan Facebook Gutierrez, Ricardo European Federation for Journalists Leclercq, Christophe EurActiv Lemarchand, Grégoire AFP Rae, Stephen Independent News and Media Fubini, Federico Journalist van Wijk, Wout News Media Europe

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