This week on Turnout, Katie Couric explores how disinformation is used to suppress the vote and how it’s being tackled by activists and citizens alike. While disinformation has been used to subvert the voting process for decades, long before the internet, it is now thriving online like never before. “Bad actors” are lurking behind your screen and on your social media platforms, eager to sew chaos and distrust in the election system. But, fear not! There’s hope and also something YOU can do. Jesse Littlewood from Common Cause shares tips for how to spot disinformation on the internet and what to do about it (hint: don’t engage!). And, in an effort to provide some sort of check to Facebook’s unbalanced power, British investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr tells us how her group, the “Real Facebook Oversight Board,” plans to hold Mark Zuckerberg’s feet to the fire. 

More about the guests and organizations featured in this episode:

Jesse Littlewood is the vice president for campaigns at Common Cause.

As part of its election protection work, Common Cause has launched a Stop Cyber Suppression program, where you can report disinformation or join the Common Cause Action Team’s Social Media Monitoring program.

Carole Cadwalladr is a British Pulitzer-nominated investigative journalist who broke the Cambridge Analytica story after working with whistleblower Christopher Wylie for a year.

The Real Facebook Oversight Board

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This week on Turnout, Katie Couric explores how disinformation is used to suppress the vote and how it’s being tackled by activists and citizens alike. While disinformation has been used to subvert the voting process for decades, long before the internet, it is now thriving online like never before. “Bad actors” are lurking behind your screen and on your social media platforms, eager to sew chaos and distrust in the election system. But, fear not! There’s hope and also something YOU can do. Jesse Littlewood from Common Cause shares tips for how to spot disinformation on the internet and what to do about it (hint: don’t engage!). And, in an effort to provide some sort of check to Facebook’s unbalanced power, British investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr tells us how her group, the “Real Facebook Oversight Board,” plans to hold Mark Zuckerberg’s feet to the fire. More about the guests and organizations featured in this episode:Jesse Littlewood is the vice president for campaigns at <a href="https://www.commoncause.org/">Common Cause</a>.As part of its election protection work, Common Cause has launched a <a href="https://www.commoncause.org/our-work/voting-and-elections/election-protection/stopping-cyber-suppression-and-voting-disinformation/">Stop Cyber Suppression program</a>, where you can <a href="https://www.commoncause.org/disinformation-tip-line/">report disinformation</a> or join the <a href="https://protectthevote.net/?source=cc%3F_ga%3D2.158273146.1306284633.1602690863-2139294610.1599684290">Common Cause Action Team’s Social Media Monitoring program</a>.<a href="https://the-citizens.com/carole-cadwalladr/">Carole Cadwalladr</a> is a British Pulitzer-nominated investigative journalist who broke the Cambridge Analytica story after working with whistleblower Christopher Wylie for a year.<a href="https://the-citizens.com/real-facebook-oversight/">The Real Facebook Oversight Board</a> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

Katie Couric is back on the mic with a new season of intimate, urgent and unexpected conversations – this time with a new twist. Along with her signature in-depth one-on-one interviews, she’ll be joined by a number of special guest-hosts for a series of “Katie Plus One” episodes. Together they’ll get to know some of the world’s most interesting and influential people and explore the big ideas percolating in the zeitgeist--but with a focus on slowing down, diving deep, and connecting with each other, a reprieve from a culture obsessed with hot takes and surface-level small talk. Tune in every Thursday and join Katie Couric and her guests for a conversation that feels like a warm hug and a seat at the table.

Katie Couric is back on the mic with a new season of intimate, urgent and unexpected conversations – this time with a new twist. Along with her signature in-depth one-on-one interviews, she’ll be joined by a number of special guest-hosts for a series of “Katie Plus One” episodes. Together they’ll get to know some of the world’s most interesting and influential people and explore the big ideas percolating in the zeitgeist--but with a focus on slowing down, diving deep, and connecting with each other, a reprieve from a culture obsessed with hot takes and surface-level small talk. Tune in every Thursday and join Katie Couric and her guests for a conversation that feels like a warm hug and a seat at the table.

Next Question with Katie Couric

Thepresidential election is in the homestretch right in time for a new season of “Next Question with Katie Couric."This season is for people who need a little perspective and insight, and award-winning journalist Katie Couric will bring in some friends to help out. 



Listeners will hear from some of the best minds in the business like Ezra Klein, Van Jones, Jen Psaki, Astead Herndon, Mark Cuban, and Chris Hayes. But Couric will also bring some fun to the conversation  with friends like Samantha Bee, Roy Wood Jr. and Evan Ross Katz. Plus, the show will take viewer questions – isn't that what democracy is all about after all? Power to the podcast for the people! 


Sowhether you're obsessed with the news or just trying to figure out what's going on, this season of “Next Question” is for you. 

Tune in every Thursday and join Katie Couric and her guests for a conversation on NEXT QUESTION.

The presidential election is in the homestretch right in time for a new season of “Next Question with Katie Couric." This season is for people who need a little perspective and insight, and award-winning journalist Katie Couric will bring in some friends to help out. 
 
Listeners will hear from some of the best minds in the business like Ezra Klein, Van Jones, Jen Psaki, Astead Herndon, Mark Cuban, and Chris Hayes. But Couric will also bring some fun to the conversation  with friends like Samantha Bee, Roy Wood Jr. and Evan Ross Katz. Plus, the show will take viewer questions – isn't that what democracy is all about after all? Power to the podcast for the people! 
 So whether you're obsessed with the news or just trying to figure out what's going on, this season of “Next Question” is for you. 
Tune in every Thursday and join Katie Couric and her guests for a conversation on NEXT QUESTION.

TURNOUT Episode 3: ‘A guerrilla act of subversion’

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