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| − | '''Marianna Spring''' is a UK [[journalist]] and suspected [[spook]]<ref>https://off-guardian.org/2023/08/30/deconstructing-marianna-in-conspiracyland-part-v/</ref> seeking to promote [[internet censorship]]. She works with [[BBC/Verify]].<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/bbc-news-transparency-bbc-verify</ref> | + | '''Marianna Spring''' is a UK [[journalist]] and suspected [[spook]]<ref>https://off-guardian.org/2023/08/30/deconstructing-marianna-in-conspiracyland-part-v/</ref><ref>https://davidvance.net/marianna-spring-and-the-fakt-cheka/</ref> seeking to promote [[internet censorship]]. She works with [[BBC/Verify]].<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/bbc-news-transparency-bbc-verify</ref> |
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
| − | She studied French and Russian at [[Pembroke College, Oxford]]. [[Kit Klarenberg]] pointed out that "Her [[LinkedIn]] profile has been cached by the [[Internet Archive]] suspiciously few times since its creation, suggesting certain captures may have been scrubbed upon request."<ref>https://thegrayzone.com/2023/06/01/bbc-specialist-disinformation/</ref> | + | She studied French and Russian at [[Pembroke College, Oxford]], where she wrote for the college newspaper, working in [[France]] and [[Russia]] in her year out, as a journalist for ''[[The Moscow Times]]'', ''[[The Local]]'' and ''[[Le Tarn Libre]]''.<ref>https://www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/news/undergraduate-linguist-marianna-spring-becomes-news-reporter-moscow-times</ref><ref></ref> |
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| + | [[Kit Klarenberg]] pointed out that "Her [[LinkedIn]] profile has been cached by the [[Internet Archive]] suspiciously few times since its creation, suggesting certain captures may have been scrubbed upon request."<ref>https://thegrayzone.com/2023/06/01/bbc-specialist-disinformation/</ref> | ||
== Career== | == Career== | ||
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| − | Spring was included in [[Forbes]] ''[[30 under 30]]'' list in 2021.<ref>https://www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/news/alumna-marianna-spring-features-forbes-30-under-30-list</ref> | + | Spring was awarded the Ronnie Payne Prize for Outstanding Foreign Reporting in 2017<ref>https://www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/news/undergraduate-marianna-spring-awarded-ronnie-payne-prize-outstanding-foreign-reporting</ref> and included in [[Forbes]] ''[[30 under 30]]'' list in 2021.<ref>https://www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/news/alumna-marianna-spring-features-forbes-30-under-30-list</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:09, 30 August 2023
 Marianna Spring       (journalist, propagandist, presenter, spook?) | |
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| Born | 21 February 1996 |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College (Oxford) |
| Interests | • conspiracy theories • fake news • “hate speech” • internet censorship • “disinformation” • social media |
| Interest of | "Philip Cross" |
BBC "disinformation" specialist. When criticised online for her "fact checking", Internet censorship is her answer.
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Marianna Spring is a UK journalist and suspected spook[1][2] seeking to promote internet censorship. She works with BBC/Verify.[3]
Education
She studied French and Russian at Pembroke College, Oxford, where she wrote for the college newspaper, working in France and Russia in her year out, as a journalist for The Moscow Times, The Local and Le Tarn Libre.[4]Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag;
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Kit Klarenberg pointed out that "Her LinkedIn profile has been cached by the Internet Archive suspiciously few times since its creation, suggesting certain captures may have been scrubbed upon request."[5]
Career
In December 2020 she was advising people on how to "talk to people about conspiracy theories without ruining Christmas".[6]
In March 2023 she was the BBC’s Disinformation and Social Media Correspondent:[7]
- Introducing the new service on the BBC Breakfast morning show, “disinformation and social media correspondent” Marianna Spring gave a flavour of what was in store. The BBC’s own, all-too-visible failings appeared far from her thoughts.
- She drew digital arrows on a screen, creating a sinister network of ties between “far-right figures” with “foreign links” on one side, and a “UK conspiracy movement” and “alternative media” on the other.
- If anyone assumed BBC/Verify would be scrutinising the long track record of the BBC and the rest of the UK’s establishment media in misleading audiences, they look set to be sorely disappointed. Even Spring’s job title connects disinformation specifically to social media rather than to the so-called “legacy media” to which she belongs.[8]
In August 2023, The Telegraph reported that 80% of abuse directed at BBC journalists had been targeted at Spring.[9]
Awards
Spring was awarded the Ronnie Payne Prize for Outstanding Foreign Reporting in 2017[10] and included in Forbes 30 under 30 list in 2021.[11]
Documents by Marianna Spring
| Title | Document type | Publication date | Subject(s) | Description |
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| Document:I get abuse and threats online - why can't it be stopped? | Article | 18 October 2021 | BBC Demos "Conspiracy theory" "Disinformation" Internet/Censorship Troll Center for Countering Digital Hate Algorithm manipulation Big Tech "Anti-vaxxer" Plymouth shooting | The Disinformation Specialist at the BBC gets criticism online for her "fact checking". Internet censorship is the answer. |
| Document:MPs given guide to spotting conspiracy theories | Article | 10 May 2024 | Institute for Strategic Dialogue "Conspiracy theory" "Disinformation" Chemtrails Ukraine New world order 5G Penny Mordaunt QAnon "COVID-19/Vaccine" Vaccine/Censorship AstraZeneca The Great Reset Climate lockdown Andrew Bridgen 15-minute city Great Replacement Tell MAMA Antisemitism Policy Trust | Penny Mordaunt has commissioned a booklet for MPs on conspiracy theories. |
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References
- ↑ https://off-guardian.org/2023/08/30/deconstructing-marianna-in-conspiracyland-part-v/
- ↑ https://davidvance.net/marianna-spring-and-the-fakt-cheka/
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/bbc-news-transparency-bbc-verify
- ↑ https://www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/news/undergraduate-linguist-marianna-spring-becomes-news-reporter-moscow-times
- ↑ https://thegrayzone.com/2023/06/01/bbc-specialist-disinformation/
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-55350794
- ↑ https://dailysceptic.org/2023/02/21/the-bbc-exaggerates-the-threat-from-conspiracy-theorists/
- ↑ "The BBC isn’t exposing disinformation. It’s peddling it"
- ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/08/06/marianna-spring-bbc-disinformation-correspondent/
- ↑ https://www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/news/undergraduate-marianna-spring-awarded-ronnie-payne-prize-outstanding-foreign-reporting
- ↑ https://www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/news/alumna-marianna-spring-features-forbes-30-under-30-list
