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This interview is with Professor Jo Fox, a historian of propaganda. She is an expert in psychological warfare in twentieth-century Europe and propaganda in Britain & Germany during WW1 & WW2. Jo is also the Pro Vice-Chancellor of Research and Public Engagement at the University of London.

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🕒 TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Research Overview

1:39 - What are misinformation & disinformation

3:12 - What is propaganda?

5:06 - What are rumours?

6:31 - WW2 propaganda

8:11 - Measuring the impact of propaganda

10:23 - Film propaganda (WW1 & WW2)

13:29 - Woman in propaganda

15:34 - Ethics of propaganda (Britain's in WW1/WW2)

19:08 - How to avoid propaganda

24:05 - Decreased trust in the media

26:11 - Institutional corruption

27:51 - AI/Technology & future of propaganda

29:57 - Why the motivation to research propaganda?

31:25 - How's your research influenced your life?

33:28 - Where did interest in propaganda come from?

34:48 - Jo's PhD

35:58 - Benefits of learning history

37:32 - Tech leaders should understand history

39:17 - George Orwell's 1984 Ministry of Truth: Filming location?

42:03 - SHOW ENDING TRADITION: What is a good life?

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