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‘It’s important to talk about online abuse’: Marianna Spring on trolls, conspiracy theorists – and positivity

The BBC receives more abusive messages about Marianna Spring than anyone else. But the disinformation correspondent remains hopeful about people – and the world we live in

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Why Do You Hate Me?: USA; The Louis Theroux Podcast; Split Screen: Thrill Seekers; Where Should We Begin? – review

Marianna Spring’s measured approach to Trump conspiracists pays off; a hijab-wearing porn star is a surprise interviewee; Nick van der Kolk revists 00s reality TV; and Esther Perel’s must-hear chat with author Miranda July

The Guardian - UK

Riots in the UK: online propagandists know how to work their audiences – this is what we are missing

The frightening scenes of far-right extremists clashing with police and even rioting in British towns and cities in recent days have many wondering how to stop the spread of the propaganda that encourages racism, violence and misogyny.

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Among the Trolls by Marianna Spring review – into the cesspit of online hatred

An unflinching exploration of conspiracy theories and their knock-on effects also makes heroic attempts to understand the people behind them

The Guardian - UK

BBC disinformation reporter Marianna Spring: ‘My approach to fear is to try to make sense of it’

The broadcaster on dealing with abuse, the power of the Barbie movie, and watching Spurs with her dad

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Why Do You Hate Me?; Patient 11; Theory of Everything: Not All Propaganda Is Art – review

Marianna Spring dives into her inbox to investigate cases of online hate; a young autistic woman sectioned for three years tells her shocking story. Plus, Kenneth Tynan and the CIA

The Guardian - UK

Five Great Reads: buried horrors, catching out ChatGPT and tools from a war zone

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

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BBC’s disinformation reporter accused of lying on CV to get job in Russia

The BBC's disinformation and social media correspondent Marianna Spring has been accused of lying on her CV.

The National (Scotland)

The BBC’s Marianna Spring: ‘The more violent the rhetoric, the more important it is I expose it’

The broadcaster’s disinformation and social media correspondent spends her time pursuing trolls and dismantling conspiracy theories. In return she is abused, slandered, threatened. She talks about battling cranks, extremists – and Elon Musk

The Guardian - UK

BBC journalist Marianna Spring is target of more than 80 per cent of corporation’s online abuse

Host of the podcast ‘Marianna in Conspiracyland’ is on the receiving end of the majority of hate and abuse received by people working at the broadcaster

The Independent UK

The week in audio: Marianna in Conspiracyland; Women of Web3; Gateway: Cocaine, Murder & Dirty Money in Europe; The Archers

Marianna Spring keeps her cool with conspiracy mongers; Lauren Ingram guides (some of) us into the metaverse; a drug-smuggling tale is well told; and the dreaded Rob returns to Ambridge

The Guardian - UK

BBC launches new team to 'counter disinformation' and tackle conspiracy theories

THE BBC has launched a new investigative journalism team tasked with “countering disinformation” and fact checking.

The National (Scotland)

UK woman Nicola Bulley has been missing for more than three weeks. Police say TikTok sleuths are getting in the way

Public awareness about a missing person can help police track them down. But in the case of Nicola Bulley, police say the social media activity is hampering the investigation.

ABC News

The week in audio: Case 63; Scott Mills; Disaster Trolls

Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac add star power to a thrilling drama podcast; Scott Mills smooths his way into a new slot; and Marianna Spring confronts a conspiracy troll

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The Independent UK

BBC’s misinformation correspondent jokes she has a ‘new fan’ after Donald Trump Jr denounces political experiment as ‘fake news’

‘My job is to investigate misinformation and I’m setting up fake accounts – the irony is not lost on me’

The Independent UK

BBC tries to understand politics by creating fake Americans

In an attempt to see how social media influences American politics, a BBC reporter created some fake Americans

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: The News Agents; Americast – review

The big beasts of news podcasting go head to head, with Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel’s new show facing off against the new hosts of their old one

The Guardian - UK

The week in radio: Death by Conspiracy; Science Vs (Joe Rogan: The Malone Interview); Mission Transmission

Marianna Spring tackles Covid misinformation; Wendy Zukerman and Rose Rimler take Joe Rogan apart; and FunKids goes boldly and delightfully into space

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