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Media, disinfo and lies about immigrants in the race to Election Day
Manage episode 447563757 series 4587
We're in the homestretch to Election Day 2024, and you know what that means: 24/7 coverage of the political horse race through tv, radio and social media. But voters are also getting exposed to false information. In today's show, we'll dig into election mis- and disinformation and why so much of it is targeting immigrants this year.
Amber Boydstun, professor and co-chair of the political science department at University of California, Davis
Jaime Longoria, manager of research and training for the Disinfo Defense League
Shiu-Ming Cheer, deputy director of immigrant and racial justice at the California Immigrant Policy Center
Making Contact Team:
- Episode Host: Lucy Kang
- Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, and Lucy Kang
- Executive Director: Jina Chung
- Editor: Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
- Engineer: Jeff Emtman
- Digital Marketing Manager: Lissa Deonarain
Music credits:
- "Road to Sunset" by Sergii Pavkin from Pixabay
- "Clear Ideas (This Comedy Funny) by AlexGrohl from Pixabay
- "Drums" by Andrew Faid from Pixabay
- "Radio.wav" sound effect by davidou from Pixabay
Learn More:
- Making Contact: www.focmedia.org
- Disinfo Defense League: https://www.disinfodefenseleague.org
- California Immigrant Policy Center: https://caimmigrant.org/
Making Contact is a 29-minute weekly program committed to investigative journalism and in-depth critical analysis that goes beyond the breaking news. On the web at www.focmedia.org.
788 episodes
Manage episode 447563757 series 4587
We're in the homestretch to Election Day 2024, and you know what that means: 24/7 coverage of the political horse race through tv, radio and social media. But voters are also getting exposed to false information. In today's show, we'll dig into election mis- and disinformation and why so much of it is targeting immigrants this year.
Amber Boydstun, professor and co-chair of the political science department at University of California, Davis
Jaime Longoria, manager of research and training for the Disinfo Defense League
Shiu-Ming Cheer, deputy director of immigrant and racial justice at the California Immigrant Policy Center
Making Contact Team:
- Episode Host: Lucy Kang
- Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, and Lucy Kang
- Executive Director: Jina Chung
- Editor: Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
- Engineer: Jeff Emtman
- Digital Marketing Manager: Lissa Deonarain
Music credits:
- "Road to Sunset" by Sergii Pavkin from Pixabay
- "Clear Ideas (This Comedy Funny) by AlexGrohl from Pixabay
- "Drums" by Andrew Faid from Pixabay
- "Radio.wav" sound effect by davidou from Pixabay
Learn More:
- Making Contact: www.focmedia.org
- Disinfo Defense League: https://www.disinfodefenseleague.org
- California Immigrant Policy Center: https://caimmigrant.org/
Making Contact is a 29-minute weekly program committed to investigative journalism and in-depth critical analysis that goes beyond the breaking news. On the web at www.focmedia.org.
788 episodes
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