Brandy Zadrozny

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. 

How to Cover a Candidate Like RFK Jr.

Friday, June 30, 2023

Prepare for the "gish gallop."

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.