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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 Magazine
Jon Allsop - Writer, Columbia Journalism Review
Monica Gandhi - Infectious Diseases Doctor, University of California San Francisco
Mosa Moshabela - Deputy Vice Chancellor Research & Innovation, University of KwaZulu-Natal
On 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 Dragon
Seok Kyeong Hong - Professor of Communications, Seoul University
Kyong Yoon - Associate Professor of Cultural Studies, University of British Columbia
00:00 Intro
02:09 Omicron coverage in overdrive
11:21 RT threatens to sue Meduza
14:39 K-Drama: Riding the Korean Wave
23:40 End note
Contributors:
Kai Kupferschmidt - Contributing Correspondent, Science Magazine
Jon Allsop - Writer, Columbia Journalism Review
Monica Gandhi - Infectious Diseases Doctor, University of California San Francisco
Mosa Moshabela - Deputy Vice Chancellor Research & Innovation, University of KwaZulu-Natal
On 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 Dragon
Seok Kyeong Hong - Professor of Communications, Seoul University
Kyong Yoon - Associate Professor of Cultural Studies, University of British Columbia
00:00 Intro
02:09 Omicron coverage in overdrive
11:21 RT threatens to sue Meduza
14:39 K-Drama: Riding the Korean Wave
23:40 End note
- Category
- World
- Tags
- Coronavirus, Omicron, South Korea
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