Think tanks and the next generation
Published in
Aug 2, 2022
Hosted by Soapbox, UK
New generations consume information differently. Newspapers and prime-time news are no longer the only home for truth and evidence. Today they live on platforms like TikTok and Instagram and find a voice in social media influencers, brands and young activists. Unfortunately, ‘youth’ is often dismissed as inexperienced. However, what we might fail to see is that ‘youth’ is the experience. How do we as researchers and communicators listen to their language, join their platforms of choice, and help fuel their debates with our own experience?
Speakers:
- Naomi Isaacs, Soapbox, UK
- Alicja Pawluczuk, Digital Inclusion Researcher, UK
- Fatou Wurie, Doctoral Student, Sierra Leone
- Anne Flotho, Polis180, Germany
