A new policy paradigm from the LSE Maryam Forum: 5. treat disinformation as a systemic risk to democracy

Pomerantsev, Peter, Nagy-Mohacsi, Piroska and Grazda, Ben (2021) A new policy paradigm from the LSE Maryam Forum: 5. treat disinformation as a systemic risk to democracy. LSE COVID-19 Blog (19 Jan 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Disinformation has polarised democratic societies and threatens to make common, evidence-based debate impossible. Peter Pomerantsev (LSE and Johns Hopkins), Piroska Nagy-Mohácsi (LSE), Ben Grazda (LSE) and the LSE Maryam Forum Democracy and Disinformation Working Group suggest how to turn the tide. In the past, non-democracies were defined by censorship and control over media, while democracies guaranteed freedom ... Continued

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/covid19/
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Date Deposited:	04 Mar 2021 15:36
Last Modified:	11 Sep 2025 13:06
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/108726

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