Episode 29: "Media Manipulation and the Online Far-Right"

Today's interview is a live taping of the show from the annual
Facutly Symposium at Borough of Manhattan Community College. The
daylong symposium was called Techno Cultures in the 21st Century.


Marc and Becca Lewis from Data & Society, explore the report
titled,"Media Manipulation and Disinformation Online" widening
its scope to include her further research on the "Online
Far-Right" as content creators. If you're someone who spends time
advocating for a creative and collaborative culture on the
internet, this episode will be sobering, but required listening.
The good people at Data & Society are reporting out, for our
benefit, on the societal phenomena that occur on the internet. As
you can imagine, 2017 was an important year for them. This report
is a critical investigation of all that emerged online around the
2016 election. If you're still trying to understand the
difference between "fake news" and "media manipulation," or alt
right and alt light, or how a little green frog took over
momentarily as a symbol of hate across our media, stay tuned.


Huge thanks to the faculty of the Department of Social Sciences,
Human Services, and Criminal Justice at Borough of Manhattan
Community College, who were amazing hosts for this event.


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