Polarising Politics in Canada: A Facebook Study
Anyone interested in Canadian politics should keep an eye on Facebook. While the 2019 federal…
Author Alicia Wanless
Alicia Wanless
La Generalista is the online identity of Alicia Wanless – a researcher and practitioner of strategic communications for social change in a Digital Age. Alicia researches how we shape — and are shaped — by a changing information space. As the Director of Strategic Communications at The SecDev Foundation, Alicia develops campaigns and strategies for engaging beneficiaries in outreach and behavioural change. Her work includes developing a training program that deals with verifying information and the spread of content online, and has supported projects in the Middle East, Vietnam and the post-Soviet space.
Anti-Establishment Blues: 2017 U.K. Election
Anti-establishment views these days seem to be a bit like a common cold – one…
Participatory Propaganda in 7 Simple Steps
Propaganda is changing in a Digital Age. Audiences are no longer passive consumers of persuasive…
Why Does Participatory Propaganda Matter?
In 2014, the World Economic Forum listed “the spread of misinformation online” as one of…
Participatory Propaganda: A Populist Secret?
One type of political communication seems to be particularly well suited to participatory propaganda -…
Develop a Firewall For Your Mind
Where does all this manipulation leave you, Dear Reader? Like it or not, your mind…
What is Propaganda?
That’s a good question. Most people don’t really know. In fact, many academics are still…
Five Came Back
If you haven’t tuned into the new series “Five Came Back” yet – and are…
Plugged in and Persuaded: Participatory Propaganda
Are We Prepared for Propaganda in a Digital Age? This is the dawning of the…
Better Media Bureau: Fight Fake News with Credibility
Written with Michael Berk Much coverage has been dedicated to fake news as of late:…