Online Influencers, Politics, and Free Speech: Live from Reid Hall

Description: Recorded live at Reid Hall in Paris as part of the annual Saving Journalism Conference, this episode brings together journalists, researchers, legal experts, and content creators to examine one of the most consequential shifts in the modern media landscape: the rise of the influencer. What does it mean when influencers drive more political engagement than journalists? Who is accountable when political money flows invisibly through social media? And in an era of algorithmic opacity, AI-generated fakes, and billionaire-owned legacy media, is independent creator-led journalism a threat to democracy — or its best remaining hope?This episode features:Moderator Emily Bell, founding director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia Journalism School, Julia Angwin, founder and CEO of Proof NewsTaylor Owen, Beaverbrook Chair in Media, Ethics and Communications at McGill UniversityAlice Cappelle, video journalist and authorAllia Mohamed, co-founder of Openigloo and content creatorEric Munch, legal analyst at the European Audiovisual ObservatoryWebsite - globalcenters.columbia.edu/parisNewsletter - globalcenters.columbia.edu/content/paris-newslettersInstagram - instagram.com/cgcparisLinkedIn - linkedin.com/company/cgcparisYouTube - youtube.com/@CGCParisHost: Marie DoezemaProduction: Marie Doezema, Charlotte Force, Tessa Overvoorde, and Anthony ValetteEditing: Theo AlbaricMusic: Lili Boulanger’s Nocturne performed by Magdalena Baczewska and Sasha HeWith thanks to the Nadia and Lili Boulanger International Centre in ParisThe Columbia Global Paris Center is part of a network of 11 global centers of Columbia University in the City of New York, one of the world's leading academic institutions. The centers serve as knowledge hubs that aim to educate and inspire through research, dialogue, and action. They advance understanding, facilitate partnerships, and build the bridges necessary to tackle our changing world.Columbia Global brings together the Columbia Global Centers, Columbia World Projects, the Committee on Global Thought, and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.