Climate communication, fake news & the Brazilian elections

In the first episode of Bench Talks, Albert Steinberger, journalist at Deutsche Welle Brasil, and Fabio Fornari, sustainability researcher and alumnus of the German Chancellor Fellowship, talk about misinformation and climate change, the role of science and media in the 2022 Brazilian presidential elections, and what “debate” means or can mean in the age of fake news and populism.

Venue: Mauerpark, Berlin – Prenzlauer Berg

Date: 23 June 2022

Find more information on the Bench Talkers here.

The next Bench Talk will be published in November 2022 on the topic of "Women Crossing Borders: Refugee Rights and Digital Inclusion".

Bench Talks is part of the Communication Lab, a joint programme of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the International Journalists’ Programmes.

Voiceover by Amie Liebowitz
Editing by Ellery Studio