Liz Carolan, Founder of the Transparent Referendum Initiative, discusses how social media can be used to influence elections, and how civil society groups can respond to increase transparency around digital campaigning.

Episode 5: Disinformation and Elections, with Liz Carolan

The EuroPCom Podcast is a series of interviews conducted at EuroPCom, the European Public Communication Conference. Speakers from the EU institutions, private communication agencies, think tanks and local politics will give you insights on their communication activities at times of Euroscepticism and anti-European propaganda, especially in view of the 2019 European Parliament elections. Tune in to hear how our speakers are campaigning for Europe!
 
EuroPCom is the largest annual meeting point for public communication professionals in Europe, led and coordinated by the European Committee of the Regions in close cooperation with the European Parliament, the European Commission, the Council of the EU, the European Economic and Social Committee, the European Investment Bank and the OECD.

Find more information by visiting the EuroPCom website (www.cor.europa.eu/europcom.go) and sign up for the mailing list! 

The EuroPCom Podcast is hosted by Michael Bossetta, political scientist at the University of Copenhagen and producer of the Social Media and Politics Podcast.

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Stephen Boucher, Managing Director at Fondation Euractiv, and Kieran McCarthy, Member of the European Committee of the Regions and Cork City Council, discuss their takeaways from the EuroPCom conference and how to campaign for Europe ahead of the 2019 European Parliamant elections.

Episode 7: EuroPCom Takeaways, with Stephen Boucher and Kieran McCarthy

Indrė Vareikytė, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee and Delegate of the Lithuanian Youth Council, discusses the current state of gender in European politics, and how to recruit more women to get engaged in politics at the European level.

Episode 6: How Women can Save Europe, with Indrė Vareikytė

Anthony Lockett, Head of Communication at the European Research Council, discusses how the ERC communicates science to media, policy makers, and public.

Episode 4: Communicating Research and Science, with Anthony Lockett

Katharina Moser, Founder of MOSAIK, discusses how to engage EU citizens by appealing to their emotions through lived experiences.

Episode 5: Disinformation and Elections, with Liz Carolan

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