The New War Correspondent: How Social Media Tells the Story of Ukraine

28/02/2023 32 min

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Episode Synopsis


Thanks to advances in social media and smartphones, a lot of audiences are getting information about the war in Ukraine from the people who live there, through platforms like TikTok and Instagram. Jeff talks to two women who use social media to document the effects of war: TikTok sensation Valeria Shashenok, and Anastasia Magerramova, press officer for the Ohmatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv.You can follow Valeria on TikTok @valerisssh and follow Ohmatdyt hospital on Instagram @ohmatdyt