#6 The Numbers Game in the Age of Information Warfare

 

We tackle propaganda, fake news, and numbers in general in this episode. For this enormous task, we talk to freelance Canadian journalist Michael Colborne, who is currently based in Prague and has written for Coda Story, Al-Jazeera, CBC, and others.

History minute: Traditions of mistrust and distrust in East Central Europe

 

Resources:

Surveying Some Surveys: Czech & Refugees, Immigrants and Islam, Michael Colborne, 27 April 2017

A Lesson on How Not to Fight Disinformation, Michael Colborne, 11 June 2017

Globsec Trends 2017: Mixed Messages and Signs of Hope from Central and Eastern Europe, Globsec, May 2017

Document: Russia Uses Rigged Polls, Fake News to Sway Foreign Elections, Joe Parkinson & Georgi Kantchev, WSJ, 23 March 2017

Standard Eurobarometer 87, May 2017

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