What is greenwashing culture? 🔊
What is ‘greenwashing’? In his new book, Toby Miller argues that culture has become an enabler of environmental criminals to win over local, national, and international communities. Miller examines the complicity of culture in our environmental crisis with...
What is media freedom? 🔊
What is media freedom? How do you know when it’s there? What role does it play in the political landscape today? Maria Armoudian discusses media freedom with Jennifer Whitten-Woodring and Douglas A. Van Belle. They are co-authors of the book Historical Guide to World...
Will fake news affect the New Zealand election? ▶
Is that really a fact staring you in the face? Or is it fake news…an alternative fact? Is it true simply because you want it to be true? Fake news and ‘alternative facts’ invaded Northern Hemisphere politics during the U.S. presidential election and Brexit....
How does propaganda work in democratic societies? 🔊
Democracy today is dominated by election campaigns, lobbyists, media, and political commentators, all using language to influence the way the public thinks about and interprets public issues. Despite this, many believe that propaganda and manipulation aren’t...
Abusing power? The cartoonist in a post-truth world ▶
Image is all-important in politics, and image-making especially so. Politicians are supposed to create their own images, yet very often exploit negative and derogatory imagery in order to get noticed. Hitler deliberately borrowed Charlie Chaplin’s moustache, Margaret...
How is Latin America fighting neoliberalism?
By Kathryn Lehman, Walescka Pino-Ojeda and Genaro Oliveira As critical media consumers, the next time we see protests against a government in Latin America, we may be observing the necessary exercise of democratic rights. Because the real catastrophe may be that...
What is the current state of comedy in the media? 🔊
The Daily Show founder Lizz Winstead and Maria Armoudian discuss the birth of The Daily Show, the death of Air America Radio, and the state of the media and comedy today. Lizz Winstead is co-creator and former head writer of The Daily Show and the co-founder of Air...Subscribe by Email
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