Charlie Beckett

@CharlieBeckett

Journalist, LSE media professor, Polis think-tank director. Hammer.

East London, UK
blogs.lse.ac.uk/polis/
Joined February 2008
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Nov 13

    What does the Trump triumph mean for journalism, politics and social media? My mega-take with lots of links

    31 retweets 38 likes
  2. 11m

    Chin up! Tuesday is day! Join our live tweet today on Global conversations w/ !

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  3. 1h

    Good idea for how FB could reduce fake news from but we need a wider debate abt algorithmic accountability

    In a nutshell, I think Facebook could learn a lot from Wikipedia when it comes to dealing with fake news:
    1 retweet 3 likes
  4. 11h

    Amazing that the meeting happened at all but according to this Trump lambasted top US broadcasters

    4 retweets 1 like
  5. 12h

    To work really well and go viral this needs something extra. Hmm, how about carving it into a great stone slab?

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  6. 12h

    Some good news on the cultural front

    'Falling Down' is the first new music from London trio ahead of a new LP on in 2017
  7. 18h

    'A moment of truth for Mark Zuckerberg' V good by on Trump, Fake News etc (and thanks for the kind words John)

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  8. 19h

    “You have to trick people into reading the news.” Great piece on a political fake news factory

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  9. 20h

    'The click economy & global digital labor market helped Trump’s victory. Not algorithms. Nor fake news"

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  10. 20h

    A great hire for the BBC and a fascinating role.

    Congrats to for his appointment as Media Editor. Read more here:
    2 retweets 3 likes
  11. Nov 21

    Just subscribed to the & wondered how many ppl sign up for this newsletter? (they have a great range of them...)

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  12. Nov 20

    Welcome to the 'micro propaganda machine'. Fake news/propaganda doesn't just use Facebook or Google. Great research

    33 retweets 46 likes
  13. Nov 20

    This analysis by of Labour's problem & what do do is the most intelligent & progressive I've seen

    2 retweets 4 likes
  14. Nov 20

    The problem of fake news, filter bubbles etc is complicated. This helps explain it: 'preference falsification'

    How preference falsification explains the post-Trump rise in public racism.
    4 retweets 4 likes
  15. Nov 20

    The End of Identity Liberalism

    41 retweets 75 likes
  16. Nov 19

    And here's Facebook's serious contribution to that debate about governing algorithms (see previous tweet)

  17. Nov 19

    Fascinating piece on governing algorithms. Raises a host of technical, ethical, political and commercial issues that we must confront.

    “How to regulate an algorithm” from is a great read on the ethics of new technology...
    9 retweets 9 likes
  18. Nov 18

    Global stories for a global audience?— Join filmmaker and Director of Visual on 22/11 for next week's

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  20. Nov 18

    Gosh, is a wonderful post-Trump philosophical fairy-tale of humanity at the edge. Amy Adams is a goddess. Awesome sound-track, too

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  21. Nov 18

    Yes, it's 'War on Terror' again, but this time with added stupidity.

    Imagine how much value ISIS can squeeze out of this statement in convincing western Muslims that the west is waging war against them.
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