{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ec246dc70f8f107de229629/623df122fa0aa00013b20148?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Reporters Without Orders Ep 212: Facebook and its ‘ghost advertisers’","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5ec246dc70f8f107de229629/1645827487952-8062f152f24638e2b8fc1418bed6ee64.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><br></p><p>This week, host Akanksha Kumar is joined by journalists Kumar Sambhav and Shreegireesh Jalihal from the <em>Reporters’ Collective</em>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>They discuss Sambhav and Shreegireesh’s <a href=\"https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/3/15/inside-facebook-and-bjps-world-of-ghost-advertisers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">four-part series</a>, along with journalist Nayantara Ranganathan, for <em>Al Jazeera</em> on how Facebook allowed “surrogate advertisers to secretly fund BJP’s election campaigns”.</p><p><br></p><p>“The Election Commission needs to take into consideration these social media ads,” says Shreegireesh, “and not just print and mainstream.” They also explain how “ghost advertisers” hide behind pages posting content on social work and fundraising, but while actually advertising for political parties.</p><p><br></p><p>This, and a lot more, as they talk about what made news, what didn’t, and what shouldn’t have.</p><p><br></p><p>Tune in.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Recommendations</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sambhav</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.in/Art-Conjuring-Alternate-Realities-Information/dp/9354227406\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Art Of Conjuring Alternate Realities</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.in/Age-Surveillance-Capitalism-Future-Frontier-ebook/dp/B075D6HPW7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Age of Surveillance Capitalism</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Shreegireesh</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.netflix.com/in/title/70205012\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Naruto</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mubi&amp;hl=en_IN&amp;gl=US\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">MUBI&nbsp;</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0452102/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Abbas Kiarostami</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0939182/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kar-Wai Wong</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Akanksha</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://video.vice.com/en_in/video/gangster-marathon-runner/6172a27ba996f141c00694f1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Why I Left Being A Gangster</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81243746?source=35\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Madam Chief Minister</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Produced and recorded by Tehreem Roshan, edited by Umrav Singh.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Newslaundry.com"}