Shorenstein Center Media and Politics Podcast
News:News Commentary
"Big, If True" is a webinar series from the Technology and Social Change Research Project at the Shorenstein Center. Hosted by Dr. Joan Donovan, the series focuses on media manipulation, disinformation, and the future of democracy during a pandemic.
In this special episode, Dr. Donovan talks with Jesse Bender, a manager for Steak-umms' Twitter account, about the brand's recent success with viral messaging combating misinformation around the COVID-19 pandemic.
What roles are brand social media accounts playing in today's information ecosystem? How does a sliced frozen meat product become a trusted voice of reason and leader of an online community (and what, exactly, is the Steak-umms community)? Listen in to find out!
Tim Wu: The Battle for Our Attention
Jeffrey Rosen: The Deciders - The Future of Free Speech in a Digital World
Peter Hart: Trends and Demographics in the 2016 Election
Amy Walter: The Current State of the Campaign
Joy-Ann Reid: How Race Impacts the 2016 Election
Zeynep Tufekci: Technology in Global Activism, Uprisings and Social Movements
Cathy O'Neil: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
Patrick Ruffini: Trump and the Future of the Republican Party
Bob Schieffer & Ann Compton: Media, Politics & Power – Trump, Clinton & the 2016 Election
Molly Ball: Election 2016 and the Media
Johanna Dunaway: Mobile vs. Computer - Implications for News Audiences and Outlets
Joanna Jolly: Rape Culture in India - The Role of the English-Language Press
Paul Wood: The Pen and the Sword – Reporting ISIS
Dan Kennedy: The Bezos Effect - How Amazon’s Founder Is Reinventing The Washington Post
Marilyn Thompson: Can Taxpayer Money Save Presidential Campaigns?
Bob Schieffer: Media Coverage of the Campaign
Media and Politics: What's Next? A Conversation with the Spring 2016 Joan Shorenstein Fellows
Shira Center: The Trump Factor - Covering Election 2016
Jo Becker: Hillary Clinton, Foreign Policy and the Question of U.S. Military Intervention
Sarah Kliff: Health Care Policy in the Media
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