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Fake News, Disinformation, and Social Media Campaigning in Norway, with Dr. Bente Kalsnes
Fake News, Disinformation, and Social Media Campaigning in Norway, with Dr. Bente Kalsnes
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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Aug 25, 2019
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Podcast episode
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Dr. Bente Kalsnes, Associate Professor of Communication at Kristiania University College, guests to discuss her new book "Fake News: Lies, Disinformation, and Propaganda in the Digital Public Sphere." We also break down politicians' social media campaigning in Norway, how this campaigning is changing ahead of the 2019 local elections, and look at some early Norwegian social media sites that predated Facebook
Released:
Aug 25, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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