A podcast about how media and cultural studies can shape more just media futures from the Media Futures Hub at UNSW Sydney and @MediaFuturesHub on Twitter.
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Media Futures Hub hosted a live conversation at UNSW with the authors Ariel Bogle and Cam Wilson about their recently launched book, Conspiracy Nation. The technology and internet culture reporters discuss the history of local conspiracies and how the media and online platforms feed into these ideas, as well as advice for journalism students on the skills they've honed through their work.
Cam Wilson is a Walkley Award-nominated reporter whose work covers the intersection between internet culture, online extremism and politics. He’s currently Crikey’s Associate Editor, and previously worked at the ABC, BuzzFeed News, Business Insider and Gizmodo. He has been published in The Guardian, Slate, the Sydney Morning Herald and be sure to sign up to his excellent tech newsletter, The Sizzle.
Ariel Bogle is a reporter with a focus on technology, law and the internet. An investigations reporter at the Guardian Australia, she has won a Walkley Award for her journalism and worked in media in Australia and the United States for more than ten years. Previously, she was a technology reporter with the ABC. Her reporting has been published in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Australian Financial Review and Slate, among other outlets.
The conversation is hosted by Seamus Byrne, a PhD student in the School of Arts and Media at UNSW, and was recorded in August 2025.
Conspiracy Nation is available here: https://publishing.hardiegrant.com/en-au/books/conspiracy-nation-by-cam-wilson/9781761153570
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Media Futures Hub hosted a live conversation at UNSW with the authors Ariel Bogle and Cam Wilson about their recently launched book, Conspiracy Nation. The technology and internet culture reporters discuss the history of local conspiracies and how the media and online platforms feed into these ideas, as well as advice for journalism students on the skills they've honed through their work.
Cam Wilson is a Walkley Award-nominated reporter whose work covers the intersection between internet culture, online extremism and politics. He’s currently Crikey’s Associate Editor, and previously worked at the ABC, BuzzFeed News, Business Insider and Gizmodo. He has been published in The Guardian, Slate, the Sydney Morning Herald and be sure to sign up to his excellent tech newsletter, The Sizzle.
Ariel Bogle is a reporter with a focus on technology, law and the internet. An investigations reporter at the Guardian Australia, she has won a Walkley Award for her journalism and worked in media in Australia and the United States for more than ten years. Previously, she was a technology reporter with the ABC. Her reporting has been published in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Australian Financial Review and Slate, among other outlets.
The conversation is hosted by Seamus Byrne, a PhD student in the School of Arts and Media at UNSW, and was recorded in August 2025.
Conspiracy Nation is available here: https://publishing.hardiegrant.com/en-au/books/conspiracy-nation-by-cam-wilson/9781761153570
On this episode, Michael is joined by Caren Kaplan, Professor Emirata of American Studies at UC Davis. She is the author of numerous books, most recently Aerial Aftermath: Wartime from Above. You can follow her at https://twitter.com/cajakap
Drone Futures is hosted by Michael Richardson, Senior Research Fellow at the University of New South Wales, whose research examines the intersection of war, culture and technology. https://twitter.com/richardson_m_a
Media Futures Hub works at the intersection of media and cultural studies to shape the theories, methods and practices needed for more just media futures. https://twitter.com/MediaFuturesHub
Media Futures Podcast
Media Futures Hub hosted a live conversation at UNSW with the authors Ariel Bogle and Cam Wilson about their recently launched book, Conspiracy Nation. The technology and internet culture reporters discuss the history of local conspiracies and how the media and online platforms feed into these ideas, as well as advice for journalism students on the skills they've honed through their work.
Cam Wilson is a Walkley Award-nominated reporter whose work covers the intersection between internet culture, online extremism and politics. He’s currently Crikey’s Associate Editor, and previously worked at the ABC, BuzzFeed News, Business Insider and Gizmodo. He has been published in The Guardian, Slate, the Sydney Morning Herald and be sure to sign up to his excellent tech newsletter, The Sizzle.
Ariel Bogle is a reporter with a focus on technology, law and the internet. An investigations reporter at the Guardian Australia, she has won a Walkley Award for her journalism and worked in media in Australia and the United States for more than ten years. Previously, she was a technology reporter with the ABC. Her reporting has been published in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Australian Financial Review and Slate, among other outlets.
The conversation is hosted by Seamus Byrne, a PhD student in the School of Arts and Media at UNSW, and was recorded in August 2025.
Conspiracy Nation is available here: https://publishing.hardiegrant.com/en-au/books/conspiracy-nation-by-cam-wilson/9781761153570
