Carnegie New Leaders Podcast: Decoding the Ethics of Propaganda, with Emma Briant

Apr 8, 2022

Alicia Fawcett, advisory board member of Carnegie New Leaders, speaks with Dr. Emma Briant, associate at University of Cambridge University Centre for Financial Reporting & Accountability and owner of Maven of Persuasion LLC, a consultancy that advises and trains on disinformation threats and ethics in influence. The conversation examines the the rapid evolution of contemporary propaganda, its governance in an age of mass-surveillance, and its implications for democracy, personal data, elections, and human rights.

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