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Media, disinfo and lies about immigrants in the race to Election Day

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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:

Learn More:

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.

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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:

Learn More:

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.

  continue reading

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