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Hossein Derakhshan

Hossein Derakhshan

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Apr 6

Iran’s Weapon of Mass Disruption

How Iran’s defensive doctrine shift from nukes to Hormuz can transform itself and the wider Middle East

Hossein Derakhshan

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Jul 26, 2023

I wrote a new essay for WIRED on the dark side of mass automated personalized consumption which is…

‘The primary danger of mass personalization doesn’t lie in its effects on our minds, but rather on our bodies. As most Asian civilizations…

I wrote a new essay for WIRED on the dark side of mass automated personalized consumption which is…

Hossein Derakhshan

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Nov 1, 2022

A media theory of gaze

By Hossein Derakhshan*

A media theory of gaze

Hossein Derakhshan

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Jun 28, 2019

Back to Radio: Saving Democracy from Television

Let’s take all election debates to radio

Back to Radio: Saving Democracy from Television

Hossein Derakhshan

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May 9, 2019

Disinfo Wars

A taxonomy of information warfare

Disinfo Wars

Hossein Derakhshan

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Aug 24, 2018

Television’s Reinvention and the Era of Post-Enlightenment

We now live in a reality that prizes emotion over reason and images over words

Television’s Reinvention and the Era of Post-Enlightenment

Hossein Derakhshan

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May 17, 2018

Face It, You Just Don’t Care About the News Anymore

So what does that mean for democracy?

Face It, You Just Don’t Care About the News Anymore

Hossein Derakhshan

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Jan 19, 2018

Rouhani’s Last Blow

The moderate Iranian president asserts himself evermore as the next Supreme Leader. Can he survive the unlikely alliance of Iran and US…

Rouhani’s Last Blow

Hossein Derakhshan

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Nov 10, 2017

Why Is Social News Bad for Democracy

Consumption of news has become a social performance for the first time in history—and it only helps spread of disinformation

Why Is Social News Bad for Democracy

Hossein Derakhshan

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Apr 14, 2017

How Fake Is Our Debate On ‘Fake News’?

Piqd – Danah Boyd perfectly shows what is missing most from Silicon Valley: sociologists. Her short article in Backchannel is an invitation…

Hossein Derakhshan

Hossein Derakhshan

Researcher at Harvard's Shorenstein and MIT Media Lab. Spent 6 years in prison over blogging in Iran till 2014. hoder at hoder dot com

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