world questions. this is the bbc world service. i am amol rajan, and welcome to world questions. this is the programme which brings together questions from the public around the world and puts them to the experts. for this edition, we re looking at information and misinformation. how have the big institutions, governments, health organisations and the media informed and misinformed us about the pandemic? and has the rise of what is sometimes described as fake news, though there are reasons to be cautious about that term, of course, impeded the battle against the spread of covid 19? i m joined remotely via zoom by a panel of leading journalists, academics, health experts and a representative from one of the big social media companies, who will take questions from members of the public, from all corners of the globe. let me introduce you to our panel. from new york, zeynep tufekci is with us. she is a technosociologist who has written extensively about covid 19 and won plaudits
he hopes the lifting of curbs will be irreversible . but the national medical director for the nhs in england warns people not to squander the gains made against coronavirus. the government says lorry drivers arriving in england from outside the uk will need to take a covid test within 48 hours and then one every 72 hours afterwards. the prime minister is urged to swiftly clarify how many covid vaccine doses the uk is prepared to donate to poorer countries. the un demands international action to stop a shocking wave of brutality against civilians in myanmar. the latest attempts to dislodge the ship that s stuck in the suez canal have failed officials say efforts will continue around the clock in 20 minutes. now on bbc news, it s time for world questions with amol rajan. this is the bbc world service. i am amol rajan, and welcome to world questions. this is the programme which brings together questions from the public around the world and puts them to the experts. for t
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now on bbc news, understanding the options and decisions of scientists and politicians has never been more important. amol rajan, isjoined by experts and members of the public to discuss. this is the bbc world service. i am amol rajan, and welcome to world questions. this is the programme which brings together questions from the public around the world and puts them to the experts. for this edition, we re looking at information and misinformation. how have the big institutions, governments, health organisations and the media informed and misinformed us about the pandemic? and has the rise of what is sometimes described as fake news, though there are reasons to be cautious about that term, of course, impeded the battle against the spread of covid 19? i m joined remotely via zoom by a panel of leading journalists, academics, health experts and a representative from one of the big social media companies, who will take questions from members of the public, from all corners of the
world questions: covid 19 and information, with amol rajan. this is the bbc world service. i am amol rajan, and welcome to world questions. this is the programme which brings together questions from the public around the world and puts them to the experts. for this edition, we re looking at information and misinformation. how have the big institutions, governments, health organisations and the media informed and misinformed us about the pandemic? and has the rise of what is sometimes described as fake news, though there are reasons to be cautious about that term of course, impeded the battle against the spread of covid 19? i m joined remotely via zoom by a panel of leading journalists, academics, health experts and a representative from one of the big social media companies who will take questions from members of the public from all corners of the globe. let me introduce you to our panel. from new york, zeynep, a technosociologist who has written extensively about covid 19. a