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Character Assassination, Reputation Politics, and Social Media in Russia, with Sergei Samoilenko
Character Assassination, Reputation Politics, and Social Media in Russia, with Sergei Samoilenko
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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Sep 18, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Sergei Samoilenko, co-founder of the Character Assassination and Reputation Politics (CARP) Research Lab at George Mason University, shares his insights on how social media is used as a tool for defamation and crisis communication. We also discuss the state of the internet and social media in Russia, bots and trolls, and the Ukranian crisis.
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Check out their report: Character Assassination in Theory and Practice.
Don't miss Tom Moylan's review of the podcast, and please take 5 minutes for the audience survey!
Released:
Sep 18, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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