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Finley Watson

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PhD candidate at La Trobe. Researching new media politics. https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/fwatson/about

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Finley Watson @finwatson.bsky.social · Jul 4

Thanks Emily!

Finley Watson @finwatson.bsky.social · Jun 26

Excited to share my first ever peer-reviewed journal article, now published open access in Television & New Media.
It looks at how political influencers are using YouTube to engage young audiences and the potential implications for participatory politics.

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Finley Watson @finwatson.bsky.social · Mar 6

Happy to share my article in 360info this week, looking at the Australian political influencer scene and how it may (or may not) shape the upcoming federal election.
360info.org/meet-the-inf...

Meet the influencers courting your vote - 360

Political influencers on platforms like YouTube and TikTok are already a force likely to shape how elections are covered even if they don’t swing votes. Online influencers might not change the way you...

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Finley Watson @finwatson.bsky.social · Jan 21

New article from me in
@ConversationEDU
looking at the strange trend of 'fake podcasts'. These have been around for a couple of years now, though seem to have become a more permanent fixture in video marketing and political communication.

The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · Jan 20

The ‘fake podcast’ format isn’t just being used to spread misinformation. Many legitimate companies are also using it to sell their products and services.

Fake podcast clips are misleading millions of people on social media. Here’s how to spot them

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