Misinformation Headlines with Kiera Dunlevy – Week of August 25
Boston University senior Kiera Dunlevy explains how a recent natural disaster in Japan can have real world implications for public safety and businesses when misinformation is involved. Plus, she describes viral memes that grew out of the televised Patriot Games youth competition, which some used to spread false narratives and comparisons to the dystopian 'Hunger Games' film.
J. Blackbourn Social Media Fellow Kiera Dunlevy is a senior at Boston University, where she double majors in Advertising and Film & TV in the College of Communication. She blends strategic thinking with creative storytelling, drawing on diverse interests which she has applied to opportunities with GEM Creative in London, Tremolo Productions in Los Angeles and BU's AdLab. She's also an editor at The Buzz Magazine, a student-led lifestyle publication at BU.