Fake news can have harmful consequences for those who believe it - but why are women often the target of disinformation campaigns? Kim Chakanetsa meets two experts to discuss how disinformation affect the lives of women around the world.
Paulina Ibarra is the Executive Director of Fundación Multitudes, a civil society organization based in Chile. She leads ... Show More
May 2020
Bonus: The Gendered Impact of Covid-19: Cases from Lebanon, Syria and Palestine
Covid-19 has exacerbated many structural problems in the MENA region, throwing already fragile states, embattled economies, and restive societies into deeper turmoil. Reflecting the deeply rooted inequality in the region, the impact of the pandemic has not been uniform across the ... Show More
1h 8m
Apr 2022
'The word is a weapon, especially in times of war': Journalist and researcher Olga Yurkova talks about Russian propaganda - "Слово - это оружие, особенно во время войны". Журналист Ольга Юркова о росс
Interview with Olga Yurkova, journalist and co-founder of StopFake.org, an organisation dedicated to checking and debunking fake news in the global media. We talked about how Russian propaganda works, what main narratives it uses, and how the average person can tell truth from li ... Show More
43m 32s
Apr 2020
#83 - Les 10 raisons pour lesquelles le confinement nuit au féminisme
Pas de répit pour la lutte féministe. Si le harcèlement de rue, le machisme ordinaire ou le manspreading se retrouvent mis au placard, la crise du COVID-19 n’épargne pas les femmes pour autant. Entre précarité, violences conjugales, racisme, injonctions faites au corps et réparti ... Show More
32m 48s
May 2021
For women journalists, an online battlefield
On World Press Freedom Day, the focus is often the heroics of gathering and delivering information in the face of violence. But during a pandemic, it's the online threats that are hitting harder, and women journalists are being hacked, doxxed, deepfaked and threatened all over th ... Show More
20m 54s
Apr 2022
#172 - Ce que la guerre fait aux femmes
Cette semaine on parle de guerre et de femmes, dans le contexte dramatique de l’invasion russe sur le territoire Ukrainien. D’ordinaire associées à un statut de victimes à protéger, incapables de s’auto-défendre, les femmes sont rarement reconnues comme sujets agissants du confli ... Show More
42m 27s