Specialized Area of Research and Expertise

• Mis/disinformation Ecosystem, Press Freedom, News Literacy, Fact-checking, Media Sociology. 

• With a strong regional focus on countries in Asia.

• Annie Lab: Student-driven fact-checking project at HKU Journalism. An IFCN verified signatory since January 2022.  

• ANNIE (Asian Network of News & Information Educators): A not-for-profit educational organization registered in Hong Kong.

• Making Sense of the News — News Literacy Lessons for Digital Citizens: A Coursera course launched in January 2017.

• "Fact-Checking in Hong Kong: An Emerging Form of Journalism and Media Education Amid Political Turmoil." In: Fowler-Watt, K., McDougall, J. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Media Misinformation. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11976-7_9 (13 December 2022)

• "Fact-checking as a means to fight disinformation: Trends and challenges amid political turmoil and elections in Asia," The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, (3 August 2022).

• "Faster facts: The rapid expansion of fact-checking in Asia," in News in Asia, Judith Neilson Institute (15 September 2021).

• "A public health research agenda for managing infodemics," JMIR Infodemiology, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/30979. (Co-author) (2021).

• 「政治性を避けて通れないアジアのファクトチェック」フォーサイト, 7 July 2021

• 「消えゆく一国二制度と言論の自由」Voice 6月号 (PHP研究所) , 10 May 2021

• 「香港で「逃げ恥」新春SPが急遽放映中止に ― 揺れる『香港メディア』」フォーサイト, 17 April 2021

• “MIL education in Asia: Exploration of policies and practices in Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand” UNESCO. (2020)

• “News literacy.” In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication (Journalism Studies). Oxford University Press.
  doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.013.848. Kajimoto, M., & Fleming, J. (2019). 

• “Information Disorder in Asia and the Pacific” SSRN. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3134581. Kajimoto. M., & Stanley, S. (eds) (2018)

• “In East and Southeast Asia, misinformation is a visible and growing concern,“ Poynter Institute, 14 March 2017.

• “A snap election (and global worries over fake news) spur fact-checking collaborations in Japan” Nieman Lab, 30 October 2017.

• “A new fact-checking coalition is launching in Japan” Poynter Institute, 21 June 2017.

• “Developing news literacy curricula in the age of social media in Hong Kong, Vietnam and Myanmar.” Journalism Education, 5(1), 136-154. (2016) 

• “The Freedom of Critical Thinking: Exploring Efforts to Teach American News Literacy Principles in Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Malaysia.” In M. Yildiz & J. Keengwe (eds), Handbook of Research on Media Literacy in the Digital World, IGI Global, Hershey, PA. Kajimoto, M., & Fleming, J. (2016). 

• “Creating a Global Community of News Literacy Practice.” In M. Yildiz & B. De Abreu (eds), Global Media Literacy in a Digital Age: Teaching Beyond Borders, Peter Lang. Kajimoto, M., Fleming, J. & Hornik, R. (2016). 

• “‘De-Americanizing’ News Literacy Using Local Media Examples to Teach Critical Thinking to Students in Different Socio-Cultural Environments.” Asia Pacific Media Educator, 24(2), 175-18. Kajimoto, M., & Hornik, R. (2014). 

2022

• 「假資訊法研究 民政局目標年中交建議 稱探討中英美星等經驗 顧問團身分不披露」明報, May 12.

• 「『ウクライナが生物化学兵器を作っている』中国メディアのそんなニュースを信じていいのか」President Online, April 5.

• "Fact-checking crucial to rebuilding trust in Thai media, say experts," The Nation (Thailand), April 4.

• ｢ロシア『偽情報』検証特集｣ 世界のニュース早読み&深読み (Clubhouse official news), March 18.

2021

• "Hong Kong ‘patriots’ election: 4 candidates see mysterious surge in Facebook followers," Hong Kong Free Press, December 18.

• "Podcast: Fact or fiction: Overcoming health misinformation," The Economist, October 25.

• 「【以假新聞之名．2】誰為真假定分界：香港如何應對資訊漩渦？」立場新聞, August 19.

• "Misinformation and Disinformation in Hong Kong: Is legislation the answer?" Forum jointly organized by HKU, CUHK, HKBU, July 7.

• 「香港の言論・報道の自由は失われるのか 香港国家安全維持法による取り締まり」NHK, June 28.

• 「報評會沒免責權 執委自言無牙虎 憂遭告誹謗「就住」查失實 一直爭取賦權不果」明報, May 18.

• 「官員聲聲假新聞 學者憂立法意在傳媒 半年提13次 林鄭稱研究他國做法 鄧炳強稱關乎國安」明報, May 17.

• "Coronavirus: ‘vaccine bubble’ incentives aren’t enough, Hong Kong must get creative to dispel rumours, share facts about jabs, experts say," South China Morning Post, May 13.

• "Chinese-made vaccines are being subject to misleading narratives," First Draft, May 11.

• "Policies and Practices: Futures of Media and Information Literacy," UNESCO webinar, April 27 ..

• "Who defines ‘fake news’ in Hong Kong, and is a law needed? Calls for legislation spark fears of curbs on media, critics," South China Morning Post, April 24

• "WHO public health research agenda for managing infodemics," World Health Organization (WHO), February 3

• 「謠言、假消息、陰謀論，香港如何跌入後真相旋渦？」端傳媒, January 25.

• 「【美國國會山莊事件之後】能查or不能查 社群平台的『政治人物豁免令』受挑戰」台灣事實查核中心, January 19.

• "Researchers say Facebook should allow fact-checkers to fact-check politicians," Poynter, January 12.

2020

• "Coronavirus: Cambodia ‘not shunning’ China vaccines," South China Morning Post, December 19.

• "Media Literacy 101: Tools for combating fake news and disinformation," Ariana, November 26.

• "Republic TV, FB, WhatsApp, YouTube: What Do They Have in Common?" Boom, November 26.

• 「ファクトチェックの意義　「毒」取り出し注意喚起」毎日新聞, November 25.

• "The role of media literacy in tackling health misinformation," Misinformation in Medicine Summit 2020, November 21. 

• "Fact-checkers under fire as some Hong Kong Trump supporters cry foul over US election," Hong Kong Free Press, November 14.

• "Disinformation from China floods Taiwan’s most popular messaging app," Rappler, October 12.

• "Global Fact Day 3: Fact-checkers discuss the unique challenges in Asia and Eastern Europe," Poynter, June 24.

• 「專題一：【查核社群的超前部署】從武漢封城前兩天的一封簡訊說起」台灣事實查核中心, June 22.

• "China battles to control nationalist narrative on social media," South China Morning Post, May 30.

• "Coronavirus: experts disagree as Donald Trump insists virus came from Wuhan lab," The National, May 1.

• "China has a massive 5G network but without the coronavirus conspiracy theories," Abacus, April 28.

• "Online learning shift contends with Chinese internet restrictions," Times Higher Education, April 16.

• "Asia cracks down on virus 'fake news'," AFP, April 10. 

• "China: Truth In A Pandemic," Al Jazeera, April 9.

• 「新冠疫情的不實訊息與政治宣傳」台灣事實查核中心, April 6.

• 「新型コロナ クルーズ船から羽田空港発で帰国した香港人8人に感染が確認されていた」Yahoo! News, March 23.

• "Singapore introduced tough laws against fake news. Coronavirus has put them to the test," Washington Post, March 16.

• "Singaporean brand releases offensive ad, berates users for complaining," campaign, February 25.

• "Why a Chinese virology lab is unable to quell the coronavirus conspiracy theories around it," Quartz, February 21.

• "Forecasting coronavirus spread; Dr Li Wenliang & China's crisis; Hong Kong's 'infodemic' of panic," SCMP Podcast, February 17.

• "Coronavírus: Rumores atingem nível anormal, diz académico," Rádio Macau, February 10.

• "Mythbusters: as Hong Kong coronavirus cases mount, so do social media falsehoods – the Post looks at a few doing the rounds," South China Morning Post, February 8.

• "WeChat and Weibo fight coronavirus fake news," Abacus, February 5.

• "As coronavirus spreads, so do spurious online claims about it in Hong Kong," South China Morning Post, January 31.

• "Koksende Demonstranten, tote Vögel: Die Fake-News-Falle," SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, January 22.

2019

• “Year in Review: ‘Hong Kong is inundated with potentially misleading content’,” First Drat, December 27.

• "Social media tearing Hong Kong further apart," NHK World, December 16.

• 「中國「假新聞」對香港內部影響有限 香港大學教授：不實資訊帶風向會失敗」Storm Media, December 9.

• "Fake news amplifies fear and confusion in Hong Kong," AFP, November 21.

• 「【2019亞洲事實查核專業論壇／學界反饋場】事實查核確保民主價值 導入AI協助判定不實訊息」Taiwan Fact Check Center, November 21.

• "Hong Kong diary: behind the lines of a city gripped by protest" The Times, November 15.

• "Hong Kong universities are walking a tightrope over student protests," Times Higher Education, November 14.

• "'Be water': Hong Kong protesters learn from Bruce Lee," NHK World, November 13.

• “How Fake News and Rumors Are Stoking Division in Hong Kong,” Bloomberg, November 12.

• “The Hong Kong protests are the most live-streamed protests ever,” Quartz, November 11.

• 「『後真相』時空下 誰來定義『假新聞』？」HK01, November 4.

• 「全民記者時代下 專業媒體該如何自許」HK01, November 3.

• “Hong Kong in Crisis: Professor Masato Kajimoto answers your questions,” Burnet News Club, The Economist, October 15.

• “Hong Kong protests and ‘fake news’: in the psychological war for hearts and minds, disinformation becomes a weapon used by both sides,” South China Morning Post, October 14.

• 「香港がフェイクニュースには踊らされない理由」東洋経済 (Toyo Keizai), September 30.

• “How fake news have impacted the extradition bill protests,” The Pulse, RTHK, September 21.

• “Las noticias falsas, el otro frente en la batalla de Hong Kong,” El País, September 17.

• “China Daily newspaper criticised over claim Hong Kong protesters are planning 9/11 terror attack,” South China Morning Post, September 10.

• 「中美貿易戰和香港抗議中「神秘博主」的魅影」BBC Chinese, August 21

• “How Beijing wages its media assault on the credibility of the Hong Kong protesters," CBC Canada, August 16.

• “Hong Kong protests put Chinese state media’s drive to win over an international audience to the test,” South China Morning Post, August 16.

• 「香港示威：內地輿論攻勢高漲，助力港府並爭取民意」BBC Chinese, August 15.

• “Hong Kong isn't just battling on the streets: There is also a war on misinformation online,” CNN, August 11.

• “Fake news war divides, confuses in Hong Kong,” AFP, July 25.

• “Misinformation amid Hong Kong protests: A Q&A with a researcher on the ground,” Poynter, July 11.

• “Fake news ‘a symptom’ of political polarisation,” Radio 3, RTHK, July 4.

• “Tactics to fight disinformation in Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines and India,” Global Ground Media, April 23.

• "Battle for the truth," Global Ground Media, April 16.

• "An Interview with Dr. Masato Kajimoto: Be a News Literate by Checking Your Facts," Cambodian Center for Independent Media, April 1.

• "Quality journalism key to fighting fake news," Philippine News Agency, March 22.

• "Information disorder is a serious issue in almost all Asian countries," Fojo Media Institute, January 22.