DISINFORMATION NATION: HOW SMEAR CAMPAIGNS AND CHARACTER ASSASSINS CAN SHAPE A COUNTRY
Caryn Dolley, journalist, Daily Maverick
Thursday 30 January 5.00 pm COURSE FEES R110; Staff and students R55 Snacks and drinks will be served after the lecture at 6.00 pm.
This lecture is part of the Daily Maverick series of six lectures.
Various smear-style campaigns and other attempts to snuff out incriminating information have been rolled out over the years, and over two different regimes, to try to conceal crimes involving state capture. Among the known targets of such sabotage are the South African Revenue Service and the State Security Agency. There are several other examples, though, relating to suspicions of crooks colluding with government figures. This lecture will focus on those other examples and touch on the impact character assassins have on individuals who are accused of criminality. It will also look at the impact this has on us – and how intentionally incorrect narratives can overwrite our history.
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