About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of online outrage on politics and features Ed Coper's insights on the phenomenon of 'angertainment'.

We know that the online world is awash with angry commentary, but why are we so compelled to keep scrolling, despite our best intentions? And how is it shaping our politics? Ed Coper is political adviser and communications consultant who works to harness that social media outrage machine, which he calls ‘angertainment’. And while there is no doubt it is shaping political strategy now, especially on the right side of politics, Coper says there is an antidote to all that outrage – one that could bring us back to the days of constructive conversation. He speaks to Reged Ahmad about his new book, Angertainment: How Social Media Outrage Ruined Everything

People in this episode

Host: Reged Ahmad

Guest: Ed Coper

Topics covered

• online outrage
• politics
• social media
• communication
• constructive conversation

Keywords

• online outrage
• political strategy
• social media
• angertainment
• constructive conversation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Guardian

Books & works: Angertainment: How Social Media Outrage Ruined Everything

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