Episode
Jon Talks Misinformation With Ev Williams and Dr. Joan Donovan
1:10:29
Published: Thu Feb 10 2022
Description
Well, Jon has gone and stepped in it again! So this week, along with writers Jay Jurden and Kris Acimovic, Jon is joined by Harvard professor and misinformation expert Dr. Joan Donovan to discuss RoganGate and how to combat misinformation. Later, Jon speaks with Ev Williams, CEO of Medium. Who also happens to be the confounder of Twitter, the website where misinformation goes to superspread alongside Wordle scores.CREDITSHosted by: Jon StewartFeaturing, in order of appearance: Kris Acimovic, Jay Jurden, Dr. Joan Donovan, Ev Williams, Alexa LoftusExecutive Produced by Jon Stewart, Brinda Adhikari, James Dixon, Chris McShane, and Richard Plepler.Lead Producer: Sophie EricksonProducers: Caity Gray, Robby SlowikAssoc. Producer: Andrea BetanzosSound Designer & Audio Engineer: Miguel CarrascalSenior Digital Producer: Kwame OpamDigital Coordinator: Norma HernandezSupervising Producer: Lorrie BaranekHead Writer: Kris AcimovicElements: Kenneth Hull, Daniella PhilipsonTalent: Brittany Mehmedovic, Haley DenzakResearch: Susan Helvenston, Andy Crystal, Anne Bennett, Deniz Çam, Harjyot Ron SinghTheme Music by: Gary Clark Jr.The Problem with Jon Stewart podcast is an Apple TV+ podcast produced by Busboy Productions. https://apple.co/-JonStewart
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