Brandy Zadrozny appears in the following:
The Troubling Wake of An Anti-Vaxx Campaign
Friday, June 30, 2023
The impact of RFK Jr.'s anti-vaxx rhetoric—past, present, and future.
Media Will Shape the Impact of the Mutiny in Russia
Friday, June 30, 2023
Broadcasts can be more effective than guns.
Tech Platforms Are Rolling Back Their Misinformation Policies
Friday, June 30, 2023
What this could mean for the 2024 election
How a Tennessee Nurse Unwittingly Became the Face of an Anti-Vax Campaign
Friday, May 13, 2022
Tiffany Dover was a nurse from Tennessee just going about her life, until rumors of her death started to circulate online.
Why Abortion Took a Backseat to the Drama of a Leak
Friday, May 13, 2022
How the GOP propelled coverage away from a draft opinion's contents.
A Taxonomy of TikTok Panics
Friday, May 13, 2022
What TikTok panics reveal about our understanding of technology.
How the Depp v. Heard Trial Became a Meme
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Including an unsettling trend reenacting Heard's testimony of domestic violence.
How Jan 6th Changed Extremism
Wednesday, January 05, 2022
How the insurrection changed U.S. extremist groups.
What is Social Media Doing to Our Health?
Friday, October 01, 2021
Congress chases the white whale that is platform accountability.
Listening to Epstein's Victims
Friday, August 06, 2021
Julie K. Brown on how she found the women Epstein abused, and why his life and death is rife with conspiracy.
An Anti-Trans Instagram Video Leads to a Street Brawl
Friday, August 06, 2021
Anti-trans rhetoric forms a unexpected alliance, and online disinformation once again spawns violence in the streets.
What Happens When Anti-Vaxxers Repent
Friday, August 06, 2021
Why stories of remorse may only appeal to the vaccinated.
"Haiti Needs a New Narrative"
Wednesday, August 04, 2021
International media coverage following President Moïse's assassination repeats centuries-old tropes about Haiti.
The FBI’s Role in Breaking Up the Plot to Kidnap Michigan’s Governor
Friday, July 30, 2021
New reporting on the FBI’s role in breaking up the plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor spotlights the earlier, more credulous coverage.
The Ethics of Using Legally-Obtained Personal Data in Reporting
Friday, July 30, 2021
We're getting a better sense of how journalists are navigating the use of hacked or stolen data in their reporting. But what about data that’s been purchased?
The Ethics of Reporting on Data Leaked From Ransomware Attacks
Friday, July 30, 2021
What, if anything, has the press learned from the 2016 DNC hacks?
The Blaming of Gay Priests in the Catholic Church
Friday, July 30, 2021
A peek into the world of conservative Catholic media and its tropes.
Inside The Pro-Trump Insurrection
Friday, January 08, 2021
NBC News investigative reporter Brandy Zadrozny talks about the role of the far-right internet in planning this week's insurrection, where a pro-Trump mob breached the Capitol Building
The Year Of The Right
Friday, December 25, 2020
Brooke and Bob reflect on lessons learned from covering the right's anti-majoritarianism drift.