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Inspired by: interviews » UK media was controlled by Russians, or operators from other countries for that matter

version: 9 / updated: 2011-10-21
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Originally submitted by: Ivan Montenegro Perini
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Source of inspiration

Interviews

The source of the Wild Card is

Bruce Lloyd, London South Bank University, Interviewed by RTC North

Headline

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UK media was controlled by Russians, or operators from other countries for that matter

Description

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Please describe the Wild Card (approx. 150 words)
If a sensitive election is coming up, certain issues can be distorted for many reasons. In the UK, the media, particularly newspapers and television, have a very strong influence on attitudes in society, and those involved in the media can be influenced their own agenda rather than being completely independent. With this in mind, what would happen if the UK media was controlled by Russians, or operators from other countries for that matter?

Keywords

media, social behaviour, politics, civil rights

Type of emergence

please select (if any) describe related trend or situation
A new development/situation
(e.g. a Romani state is established in central Europe; A message from an alien civilisation existing on a distant planet is received and understood, etc.

Type of systems affected

Human-built Systems - E.g. organisations, processes, technologies, etc.

Classification

Mixed

Importance

please specify:
please select
Level 1: important for a particular country UK, Russia
Level 3: important for the European Union

Latent phase

Obstacles for early indentification

information/communicational filters (media/editorial interests, language, reasoning)
institutional filters (rules, laws, regulations)
political filters (party or ideological interests)
social filters (class, status, education level)

Aftermath phase

Important implications
Emergence of a new system (e.g. new technologies, new paradigms)

Relevance for Grand Challenges

where? please justify:
particularly relevant Europe world
Behavioural change
Coexistence and conflicts
Ethics and abuse of S&T
Governance and trust in democracy
Social cohesion and diversity
Globalization vs. localization

Relevance for thematic research areas

please justify:
particularly relevant
ICT - Information & communication technologies
Social Sciences and Humanities
Security