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How scientists can cope with negativity on social media
Social media can be very powerful tools for scientists who want to engage in science communication. But social media can also be quite a harsh environment, where scientists face a lot of backlash. How can you deal with negativity on social media?
In this talk, Bert Pieters (Mediawijs, EDMO Belux) offers you insights & guidelines to address negative comments on social media.
In this talk, Bert Pieters (Mediawijs, EDMO Belux) offers you insights & guidelines to address negative comments on social media.
Bert Pieters
MediaWijs - Imec - VUB
Bert Pieters works for Mediawijs, the Flemish knowledge centre for digital and media literacy. He has built up a large expertise on representation in the media and polarization/radicalization, visual literacy, propaganda, and conspiracy thinking. In recent years he has mainly experimented with ways of teaching about propaganda and conspiracy thinking.
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