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Stevie Zhang

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Covers:  mis- and disinformation, media ethics, technology, platform policy, social media, Asia Pacific news
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Stevie Zhang’s Biography

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Stevie Zhang is currently a digital producer at the

Previously, Stevie was a digital producer at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Asia Pacific Newsroom, and was also associate editor for First Draft, a non-profit that provided investigative research to newsrooms tracking and reporting on mis- and disinformation. They have also been a video producer for ABC Australia's nightly international news show The World, and helped produce a landmark report into the human rights abuses of Uyghu…

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Philippines drug war victims look to ICC for justice as killings continue under Marcos Jr

Philippines drug war victims look to ICC for justice as killings continue under Marcos Jr

With nowhere to turn domestically, families of victims killed in the Philippines' bloody war on drugs hope th…

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Disinformation, stigma and Chinese diaspora: policy guidance for Australia

Disinformation, stigma and Chinese diaspora: policy guidance for Australia

An examination of the social media landscape of the Chinese diaspora in Australia - the largest in Oceania - …

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The unproven lab leak theory, Wuhan lab and virus origin: Reporting best practices

The unproven lab leak theory, Wuhan lab and virus origin: Reporting best practices

Ongoing investigations into the origin of the coronavirus pandemic have created a minefield for journalists a…

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The challenges of reporting on the unproven lab-leak theory

The challenges of reporting on the unproven lab-leak theory

Over the past weeks, unproven theories that SARS-CoV-2 might have originated at China's Wuhan Institute of Vi…

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Inside the origins of a conspiracy theory about Myanmar and China

Inside the origins of a conspiracy theory about Myanmar and China

How Chinese-language characters contributed to conspiracy theories about the coup in Myanmar.

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Covering extremism: a reading list

Covering extremism: a reading list

Best practices for effectively — and safely — reporting on extremism.

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Articles

How do candidates skirt Chinese social media bans on political content? They use influencers

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By Fan Yang, Dan Dai, Luke J Heemsbergen, Stevie Zhang Verified
| Phys.org Verified
This election, social media has been a major battleground as candidates try to reach younger voters. As Gen Z and Millennials now make up the dominant voter bloc in Australia, securing their support is more electorally important than ever. This effort has also played out on Chinese social media platforms, namely WeChat and RedNote. Thousands of Australians use these apps, often as a main source of news. The RECapture research team has been tracking political activity on these platforms for years.
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How do candidates skirt Chinese social media bans on political content? They use influencers

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By Fan Yang, Dan Dai, Luke J Heemsbergen, Stevie Zhang Verified
| The Conversation Verified
This election, social media has been a major battleground as candidates try to reach younger voters. As Gen Z and Millennials now make up the dominant voter bloc in Australia, securing their support is more electorally important than ever. This effort has also played out on Chinese social media platforms, namely WeChat and RedNote. Thousands of Australians use these apps, often as a main source of news. The RECapture research team has been tracking political activity on these platforms for years.
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The Philippines is the most dangerous country in Asia to defend the environment, Global Witness report says

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By Stevie Zhang Verified
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What tools and software do you use to do your job?

CrowdTangle, TweetDeck, Google Suite, Newswhip

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

On the couch reading a book