The Rising Threat of Disinformation for Hire

EthicalVoices

English - February 03, 2020 12:30 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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Joining me on this week's episode is Craig Silverman, a reporter at Buzzfeed, who along with two of his colleagues in January wrote one of the most chilling articles I have read in a while, “Disinformation for Hire: How a New Breed of PR Firms is Selling Lies Online”. I wanted to have him as a guest to discuss the article and its implications for communication professionals and society.