Omicron coverage in overdrive | The Listening Post
The Listening Post - En podkast av Al Jazeera
A new coronavirus variant has brought uncertainty back into the pandemic story. With scientists and journalists racing to understand Omicron, news audiences have been left with more questions than answers.Contributors:Kai Kupferschmidt - Contributing Correspondent, Science MagazineJon Allsop - Writer, Columbia Journalism ReviewMonica Gandhi - Infectious Diseases Doctor, University of California San FranciscoMosa Moshabela - Deputy Vice Chancellor Research & Innovation, University of KwaZulu-NatalOn our radar:Russian state-funded news network RT threatens to sue Meduza, an independent media outlet, over a T-shirt. Producer Flo Phillips tells Richard Gizbert why the words "foreign agent" are at the centre of the dispute.K-Drama: Riding the Korean Wave:Binge-worthy content, slick production, romantic storylines - the story behind South Korea’s rise as a cultural superpower.Contributors:Lee Ki-hyuk - Chief Strategy Officer, Studio DragonSeok Kyeong Hong - Professor of Communications, Seoul UniversityKyong Yoon - Associate Professor of Cultural Studies, University of British Columbia
