Demystifying Conspiracies & Infodemics
Global Digital Futures
English - September 29, 2021 09:53 - 35 minutes - 80.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTechnology Society & Culture technology media politics culture social development ict4d mobile for development media for development ict for development digital media Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week, we are speaking to Samuel Olaniran, and Dr Stephanie Diepeveen, who have worked on the article, “Demystifying the COVID-19 infodemic: Conspiracies, context and the agency of users,” which has just been published in Social Media & Society.
Samuel Olaniran is a PhD Candidate in the department of media studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, and has lectured at Plateau State University in Nigeria. His research focuses on digital dis/misinformation, social media and politics, computational propaganda and digital culture.
Dr Stephanie Diepeveen is a Research Fellow at ODI and a Research Associate at the University of Cambridge, where she also obtained a PhD in Politics and International Studies. Her work focuses on the social and political implications of the increasingly digital world.
Host & Producer: Chipo Mapondera
Researcher: Deirbhile Ni Bhranain
Editor: Eliza Bacon
Sound Engineer: Fungai Nengare
Theme Music: Anna De Mutiis
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