How to say nasty things while staying popular: UnSpun Journal Club

Podcast: Unspun · Amanda Sturgill

Opublikowano: 2026-05-26

This week's paper, from Sweden, answers an important question: when politicians dogwhistle racism, can it make them MORE popular? In this episode, DrSturg breaks down clearly what a dog whistle is and the clever way this paper studied the matter. She ends with advice on what YOU can do to not fall victim and a message for journalists. Here is the original paper. DrSturg's book, Detecting Deception: Tools to Fight Fake News is on sale! It also teaches you how to identify this kind of shady language yourself, using real examples from the...