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RT\u00c9 Prime Time policy and analysis correspondent Louise Byrne (RTE)<\/p>\nRT\u00c9 has appointed a disinformation correspondent as part of its Clarity unit.<\/p>\n
Kate McDonald, who has been a multimedia journalist with RT\u00c9 since 2023, was announced as clarity correspondent on Monday.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Prime Time journalist and presenter Louise Byrne has been appointed as a policy and analysis correspondent with that programme.<\/p>\n
RT\u00c9 Prime Time policy and analysis correspondent Louise Byrne (RTE)<\/p>\n
RT\u00c9 said Clarity is its \u201cfocus on disinformation, discourse, and democracy\u201d.<\/p>\n
The broadcaster had signalled an intention to hire a disinformation correspondent in 2023, while the Clarity unit was established last year.<\/p>\n
McDonald will be tasked with strengthening coverage on \u201cthe growing challenge posed by false and misleading information online\u201d, including AI-generated deepfake content.<\/p>\n
She said: \u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to building on my work investigating online harms and their real-world impact, whether that\u2019s the \u2018rabbit hole\u2019 effects of social media algorithms or the trading of personal data to track our movements.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll continue to examine how digital systems shape the information people encounter and how that affects their everyday lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
Byrne\u2019s new role, which is a new brief for the correspondent position associated with Prime Time, will see her \u201cfocus on how policies and actions impact everyday life\u201d.<\/p>\n
RT\u00c9 said she will monitor and interpret government, EU and other institutional policy developments for Prime Time on RT\u00c9 One and on online platforms.<\/p>\n
She said: \u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to the new challenge \u2013 bringing context, background and analysis on key policy decisions to our viewers.<\/p>\n
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