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Journalist Fellows' Papers

Kanye West and the Digital Information Matrix: Lessons on Misinformation from a Hip Hop Artist

Paper by Journalist Fellow

Is society devolving to internet-based tribalism? Or are corporations like Facebook, Google and TenCent the new nobility in a Feudal system? What does this mean for the way we read and process news.

Caithlin Mercer looks at the online education of Kanye West, to see what can be done to make sure citizens see the information they need.

Meet the authors

Caithlin Mercer

Before joining the Reuters Institute as Associate Director of the Journalist Fellowship Programme, Caithlin Mercer was Managing Editor at Yahoo UK. She spearheaded their move into audio over two years and created eight podcasts across News, Sport,... Read more about Caithlin Mercer