Social Media and the BBC World Affairs Team

Social Media and the BBC World Affairs Team

The Twofourseven Podcast

22/07/2020 8:54AM

Episode Synopsis "Social Media and the BBC World Affairs Team"

Conversation with the BBC's World Affairs Senior Producer Stuart Hughes. We discuss the work of the world affairs team, how they use social media for newsgathering and the rise of misinformation.Key points we discuss include:How the team works and how COVID-19 has changed newsgathering and reportingThe rise of data journalismVerifying news and the processesMisinformation and the battles for setting national narrativesHow experts, public relations and communications professionals engage with themDo subscribe to my blog and podcast for further updates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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