Media analyzing and reverse engineering AI-generated public relations content should keep PR pros on their toes.

Evening calm

Disinformation is when false information is spread with the intent to deceive, often as part of a co-ordinated campaign. As the phenomenon becomes more prevalent the language around it is changing. We explain how econ.st/4a2AocM 👇

“It’s such an obvious propaganda tool.” Columbia University professor and fmr Biden antitrust architect Tim Wu Tim Wu says the West needs to stop playing “the sucker” on TikTok, and take Chinese control over its communication platforms more seriously.

#mediarelations

🔴 #RSFIndex | RSF unveils the 2024 World Press Freedom Index
1: Norway🇳🇴
2: Denmark🇩🇰
3: Sweden🇸🇪
10: Germany🇩🇪
21: France🇫🇷
55: United States🇺🇸
101: Israel🇮🇱
162: Russia🇷🇺
172: China🇨🇳
178: Afghanistan🇦🇫
179: Syria🇸🇾
180: Eritrea🇪🇷
rsf.org/en/index

It can’t because the attention-for-profit game has broken it. Anyone who follows these rules gets out-viralled by anyone who breaks them. Classic Moloch Trap.

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The Hong Kong to Singapore pendulum has been swinging for years, but the latter's momentum has been unstoppable in recent times. When I was Asia-Pacific regional CEO of the PR firm Burson-Marsteller earlier in the last decade, I made the decision to be based at Singapore rather…

'I don't know what I'd do without you, mister' — American cartoon (December 1947) showing 'Communists' and 'Reactionaries' working together to fell the tree of 'World Democracy'. Cartoonist: Herbert Block.

Half of Americans think of China as a competitor, and only 6 percent consider the country a partner, according to the report. to.pbs.org/44otwp4

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On #WorldPressFreedomDay , we present this video to honour the courage of #journalists imprisoned or killed for speaking truth to power.

Thank you, Fiona O'Brien from @rsf_inter, for the voiceover in the video. We wish for press freedom worldwide.

#JournalismIsNotACrime

The most valuable and strongest media brands:

1. Google 🇺🇲
2. Tiktok 🇨🇳
3. Facebook 🇺🇲
4. WeChat 🇨🇳
5. Disney 🇺🇲
6. Instagram 🇺🇲
7. Tencent 🇨🇳
8. YouTube 🇺🇲
9. Netflix 🇺🇲
10. LinkedIn 🇺🇲
11. Universal 🇺🇲
12. NetEase 🇨🇳
13. Sky 🇬🇧
14. Fox 🇺🇲
15. Yahoo! 🇺🇲
16. NBC 🇺🇲
17. Whatsapp…

“With the US looking elsewhere, Uzbekistan and China quietly cement a regional alliance” (February 5, 2024)
thehill.com/opinion/intern…

“Uzbekistan secures $2.6 bn from AIIB for 12 key infrastructure projects” (May 1, 2024)
daryo.uz/en/2024/05/02/…

The Asian Infrastructure…

Want to be a better communicator? Charles Duhigg joins Alok Jha to explore the hidden mechanics that govern human interaction. Listen to “Babbage”, our podcast on science and technology econ.st/49RuZVT 🎧

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