'Livestreamed war crimes.' The power of social media (and propaganda) in Russia-Ukraine war zone

We have seen incredible and heartbreaking images and videos from Ukraine during Russia's invasion. A lot of the information is coming from people simply posting to social media. So how do war zones change when anyone with a phone can become a war correspondent? Does that fact have an impact on how states wage war, and the wartime decisions they make? What does Russia's crackdown on social media mean? How can regular people reading information about the invasion on social media tell the difference between propaganda and truth? And how would other conflicts in history, like the Vietnam War for example, have played out differently if social media was as widespread as it is today? Dr. Mike Smith, Associate Professor of Communications at La Salle University is on the podcast to talk about these questions and more.

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