This stuff is rife during the pandemic. And not just Bill Gates, 5G, bleach or hydroxychloroquine. 

Irene, among other things, shares a rumour that started in the Philippines that spiked the price of eggs. No one wants that.

Her humanitarian experience in information is fascinating. Currently tracking rumours in South East Asia from her home in Melbourne, there's great insight into the actions and reactions of viral, ironic, worried, conspiratorial and genuine transmission of misinformation.  

 

LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

The New Humanitarian: What West Africa’s resilience can teach the world about COVID-19

The Guardian: Africa facing a quarter of a billion coronavirus cases, WHO predicts

Africa Check - africacheck.org

Irene says about Africa Check, "an awesome fact-checking organisation busting all kinds of myths about COVID and everything else - they have a great podcast called 'What's crap on whatsapp' that debunks messages that are forwarded on that platform."

 

ABOUT IRENE SCOTT

On Twitter @IseeScott

Bio from Internews, which is most relevant in this context.

For the last eight years, Irene has been working across the Pacific, South Sudan, Bangladesh, and Europe in countries affected by conflict or natural disaster. She specializes in working with communities to build systems that allow them to engage with first responders and access reliable information in challenging contexts.

Before working with Internews, Irene was a radio journalist and presenter with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Triple J and Paoa FM in the Solomon Islands.

 

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The 7 questions for every guest

1. What will be different about after the pandemic?

2. What do you think will become obsolete?

3. What will be different in your daily life?

4. What positives do you see coming from COVID19?

5. How do you think you’ll describe the pandemic to someone in the future that didn't experience it?

6. If you were to write a book, film or TV series about the global pandemic what would you call it?

7. What should we be paying attention to now that will affect life after the pandemic?

 

Post Pandemic is hosted by Courtney Carthy

Production by Nearly Media

Cover artwork by Studio Baker

Theme music created by Alex Shulgin

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