Political communication in the 2023 election
Dr Mona Krewel, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics, shares findings from the New Zealand Social Media Study.
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Political communication in the 2023 election
Dr Mona Krewel, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics, shares findings from the New Zealand Social Media Study
6 October 2023 from 12.00 pm
Dr Mona Krewel shares findings from the New Zealand Social Media Study (NZSMS) undertaken in the lead up to the 2023 election, focusing on the political communication of the parties and party leaders on social media and in particular the spread of mis- and disinformation. Ali Knott, Professor in Artificial Intelligence, joins this discussion and explores how algorithms amplify disinformation and misinformation in this election.