Monday 6 April 2020

Covering a pandemic: Ian Bremmer explores the media's handling of the coronavirus pandemic

‘In this week’s episode, Ian Bremmer explores the media's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and President Trump’s treatment of journalists. With guest Ben Smith, media columnist at The New York Times and former head of Buzzfeed News, the show looks at global coverage of COVID-19, including misinformation campaigns and social media’s role in society today. Later in the program, meet Danny Rogers of The Global Disinformation Index. His group is working hard to find harmful or misleading information online and alert major publishers and tech platforms.’

View here: (GZeroMedia, Youtube, April 6, 2020)

Worst ever Covid variant? Omicron

John Campbell shares his findings on Omicron.  View here (Youtube, Nov 27, 2021)