Published Apr 24 2020

Ain't That The Truth - What Happens Next? podcast on fake news, part one

Mark
Andrejevic
Professor, Communications and Media Studies, Faculty of Arts
Susan carland
Academic, author and social commentator
Johan lidberg
Associate Professor of Journalism, School of Media, Film and Journalism

Susan Carland is back for a second series of the What Happens Next? podcast.

The first three episodes take a closer look at what fake news is and how the term, which began as a critique of news that's considered to be inaccurate, has now become a term that's widely used to dismiss any news that you don't like.

So when Donald Trump says fake news, that doesn't mean that it's factually wrong, that means that he just doesn't like it.

Mark Andrejevic

In this podcast episode Susan talks to Monash School of Media, Film and Journalism experts Mark Andrejevic and Johan Lidberg to find out what fake news is doing to our society and politics, and what we can do to change it.

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More about this episode:

The US elections, Australia’s bushfire disaster and now Covid-19 - major events plagued by online agenda-driven misinformation campaigns and the spread of fake news, amplified by mainstream media outlets with their own agenda. Monash School of Media, Film and Journalism experts Mark Andrejevic and Johan Lidberg ponder the possibility of a future in which it’s impossible to verify sources and objectivity of information due to lack of diversity in media ownership and ongoing resource cuts to journalism. They consider the potential effect on our democracy and our society if we don’t act to prevent these campaigns continuing to drive divisions with false information. They fear the very democratic institutions we rely on for a common understanding of the world are in a state of collapse.

 

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About the Authors

  • Mark andrejevic

    Professor, Communications and Media Studies, Faculty of Arts

    Mark contributes expertise on the social and cultural implications of data mining, and online monitoring. He writes about monitoring and data mining from a socio-cultural perspective, and is the author of three monographs and more than 60 academic articles and book chapters. His research interests encompass digital media, surveillance and data mining in the digital era. He is particularly interested in social forms of sorting and automated decision-making associated with the online economy. He believes regulations for controlling commercial and state access to and use of personal information is becoming an increasingly important topic.

  • Susan carland

    Director, Bachelor of Global Studies, and Lecturer, School of Language, Literature, Cultures and Linguistics

    Susan's research and teaching specialties focus on gender, sociology, contemporary Australia, terrorism, and Islam in the modern world. Susan hosted the “Assumptions” series on ABC’s Radio National, and was named one of the 20 Most Influential Australian Female Voices in 2012 by The Age.

  • Johan lidberg

    Associate Professor of Journalism, School of Media, Film and Journalism

    Johan teaches Journalism Law and Ethics and Investigative Reporting. His main research areas are Freedom of Information, access to information and media accountability, journalism ethics and media coverage of climate change.

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