We kick off Season 3 of IPI’s podcast series “Decoding Disinformation”. In this first episode, host Javier Luque, Head of Digital Media & Online Safety at IPI, and guest Clara Jiménez Cruz, CEO and co-founder of Maldita.es, discuss the challenges faced by climate journalists in the face of disinformation campaigns, particularly focusing on the Valencia floods. They explore the various actors involved in spreading misinformation, including influencers and foreign entities, and the impact of these narratives on public trust in media and institutions. The conversation also delves into the role of social media platforms and the evolving strategies needed to combat disinformation in the future.

Key takeaways:

  1. Disinformation campaigns undermine trust in climate journalism.
  2. Conspiracy theories can gain traction during crises.
  3. Foreign interference often coordinates with national disinformation efforts.
  4. Attacks on legacy media are part of a broader trend.
  5. Building media literacy is essential for combating disinformation.

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In this episode:

  • Guest: Clara Jiménez Cruz, CEO and co-founder of Maldita.es, EFCSN chair.
  • Producer & Host: Javier Luque, head of digital media and online safety at IPI.

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Other episodes in this series:

Season 2

Episode 1: How Austria’s far right sows distrust in media

Episode 2: France at tilting point as journalists face far-right disinfo attacks

Episode 3: A perfect storm: Climate journalism under attack in Croatia

Episode 4: Operation Overload: Draining fact-checkers’ resources

Season 1

Episode 1: Setting the Scene

Episode 2: How journalists investigate the far right

Episode 3: Fact-checkers targeted by populists in Europe

Episode 4: When disinformation campaigns fuel hate and harassment

Episode 5: Alexander Roth – Smeared and threatened by the far-right next door

Episode 6: Franziska Tschinderle – Attacked by Orbán’s state media

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This podcast series is part of the project Decoding the disinformation playbook of populism in Europe, which is supported by the European Media and Information Fund, managed by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

Disclaimer:

The sole responsibility for any content supported by the European Media and Information Fund lies with the author(s) and it may not necessarily reflect the positions of the EMIF and the Fund Partners, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the European University Institute.