Registration is now open for the Newspaper and Periodical History Forum of Ireland's (NPHFI) 2017 conference '"Fake News!": An Historical Perspective' that takes place at Newcastle University, UK, on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 November.

This year's conference features two very exciting keynotes from Prof. James Curran (Goldsmiths, University of London) on 'The moral decline of the British press' and Prof. Aled Gruffyd Jones (Panteion University,
Athens), 'Is news fake? A long view'.

Fake news is a term that has become familiar in late 2016 and 2017, not least because of international political developments. But is it necessarily a new phenomenon? The control, presentation and manipulation
of news has played a key role in the, sometimes tumultuous, history of Anglo-Irish relations. And a similarly important role in the assertion and subversion of power in colonial, totalitarian and radical societies throughout history worldwide.

To what extent does fake news, and its close relative propaganda, represent active falsification of information and the dissemination of misinformation, as opposed to the reporting of mistakes or errors due to confusion? What are the implications of the accusation of fake news for a report or news outlet? How does historical perspective change the evaluation of whether something is fake news? The NPHFI seeks to investigate this phenomenon and its historical application in the print media at its tenth annual conference.

Registration is via the NPHFI's Eventbrite page (www.eventbrite.ie/e/fake-news-an-historical-perspective-nphfi-conference-2017-tickets-38503196096).
For further information keep an eye on NPHFI social media: facebook.com/NPHistoryForum , Twitter @NPHistoryForum.