Monthly Archive: March 2016

InVID at First Draft News

InVID at First Draft News

InVID at First Draft News. The InVID Project Coordinator Dr. Vasileios Mezaris from CERTH-ITI, the founder of EXO MAKINA Mr. Roger Cozien and the Innovation Manager of Deutsche Welle Mr. Jochen Spangenberg, all members of the InVID consortium, were interviewed by the Managing Editor of First Draft News Mr. Alastair Reid. The constantly increasing use of User Generated Content that is spead over social networks by media organizations, and the vital need to ensure that this content is verified for its credibility, copyright and newsworthiness was stressed by the partners of the InVID project. Trying to address these challenges the InVID consortium develops a knowledge verification platform to detect emerging stories and assess the reliability of newsworthy video files and content spread via social media.

Read the entire interview at: http://firstdraftnews.com/new-european-project-invid-aims-to-automate-video-verification/

InVID at FKTG Yearly Conference

InVID - FKTG Yearly Conference

InVID at FKTG Yearly Conference. Mr. Dominik Zimmermann and Mr. Rolf Fricke from Condat AG, a member of the InVID consortium, will attend the FKTG (Fernseh- und Kinotechnische Gesellschaft e.V.) Yearly Conference that will be held in Leipzig, Germany on 9-11 May 2016 (https://www.fktg.org/). A presentation of the InVID project, focusing on the project’s goals and activities, will be done via oral and poster sessions of the conference, addressed to all major German TV/Radio organizations.

InVID at International Journalism Festival

InVID - International Journalism Festival

InVID at International Journalism Festival. Mr. Jochen Spangenberg and Mr. Ruben Bouwmeester from Deutsche Welle, a member of the InVID consortium, participated in the International Journalism Festival that was hosted in Perugia, Italy from 6-10 April 2016. On 7 April, Jochen spoke on a panel entitled “Automating verification – how far can we go?” (International Journalism Festival). Throughout the conference Jochen and Ruben discussed the technical aids for content verification and general verification issues with the global verification community.

The video of the whole panel session can be viewed at https://youtu.be/3KyhvNXuDKY?t=1s, while the part that Mr. Spangenberg refers to the InVID project can be seen in the video below:

InVID at Computational Journalism Workshop

InVID - Computational Journalism Workshop

InVID at Computational Journalism Workshop. Mr. Denis Teyssou from Agence France-Presse, a member of the InVID consortium, took part at the Computational Journalism Workshop that was held in Rennes, France on March 15 2016 (http://compjournalism2016.irisa.fr/). A presentation of the InVID project and the challenges ahead, accompanied by a couple of early prototypes videos (Twitter historical search and searching Youtube videos through thumbnail search) were given, highlighting the necessity for their automation. The audience of the workshop were journalists, scientists, technology experts and students. The slides of the presentation can be seen bellow:

InVID at Crossmedia Day

InVID - Crossmedia Day

InVID at Crossmedia Day. Mr. Jochen Spangenberg from Deutsche Welle, a member of the InVID consortium, will attend the Crossmedia Day that will take place in Leipzig, Germany on March 4 2016 (http://www.netzwerk-medien-trainer.de/crossmedia-tag/). At this conference, the need for verified User Generated Content (UGC) will be stressed, and the activities and plans of the InVID project at this direction will be promoted to a wide audience consisting of journalists, media folks, media strategists and managers.