How investigative journalism woke us all up – the story behind the Cambridge Analytica Files

Welcome to Almedalen's most interesting conversation about media and journalism: a talk about how the Cambridge Analytica Files came to be and how a story can change everything. How important is investigative journalism in today's media climate – and why?

Meet Carole Cadwalladr, the award-winning journalist at The Guardian, who’s unravelling of The Cambridge Analytica Files is one of this year’s biggest stories. She is making a rare appearance outside of the UK. Cambridge Analytica was a British-American political consulting firm that used data mining and data analysis to build profiles of US and British voters. Over 87 million Facebook users' personal data were used without permission in an attempt to influence, among other things, the American election and Brexit. In March 2018, Cadwalladr broke this story based on information from former employee turned whistleblower Christopher Wylie. Wylie claimed that Cambridge Analytica used data from Facebook in a way that violated Facebook's rules. Cadwalladr also revealed that Facebook was aware of this for two years. Cambridge Analytica shut down on May 1. There will also be a conversation about ways elections can be influenced in the with Emelie Rosén, Lars Truedson and James Pamment.

Medverkande:

• Carole Cadwalladr, journalist, The Observer
• Ginna Lindberg, utrikeschef för Ekot, Sveriges Radio
• Lars Truedson, Journalist och redaktör, Boken Fejk, filter och faktaresistens: hotar sociala medier demokratin
• James Pamment, Docent och forskare i strategisk kommunikation, Lunds Universitet
• Emelie Rosén, Undersökande journalist, Sveriges Radio

Kontaktperson 1:

Johan Ljungström, Sveriges Radio

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https://sverigesradio.se/

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@sverigesradio

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