Project PhDcast

What happens when you combine the words cops + propaganda + podcasting? You get a really unpronounceable word– copagandacasting– and the topic of my current research.

This episode, I introduce you to my current work on ethics, authority, and police podcasting arising from the Toronto Police Service’s podcast, 24 Shades of Blue.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Siobhan McHugh (2022) The Power of Podcasting: Telling Stories Through Sound
• Anis Heydari (Oct. 2, 2023) CRTC registration for podcasts and streaming companies draws criticism CBC Online.
• John Rieti & Shawn Jeffords (Feb. 14, 2023) Toronto police spending $337K on a podcast to avoid perception they’re making ‘copaganda’ CBC Online.

Scholarly sources:

• Arshad, Saman, and Sobia Khurram. 2020. “Can government’s presence on social media stimulate citizens’ online political participation? Investigating the influence of transparency, trust, and responsiveness.” Government Information Quarterly. 37 (2020). DOI 10.1016/j.giq.2020.101486
• Heiselber, Lene, and Iben Have. 2023. “Host Qualities: Conceptualising Listeners’ Expectations for Podcast Hosts.” Journalism Studies 24:5, 631-649. DOI 10.1080/1461670X.2023.2178245
• Saleh Al-Omoush, Khaled, Rubéen Garrido, Julio Cañero. 2023. “The impact of government use of social media and social media contradictions on trust in government and citizens’ attitudes in times of crisis.” Journal of Business Research. 159 (2023). DOI 10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.113748

View this podcast with subtitles on YouTube. Transcripts available for download by request.

Share your thoughts:

• Visit my website https://podcastologist.ca/contact
• Email podcastinghumanities@gmail.com
• Learn more about this research project and how you can participate by visiting https://podcastologist.ca

Project PhDcast is an ongoing project by Alison Innes, PhD student in Interdisciplinary Humanities at Brock University. This research project has been approved by the Research Ethics Board at Brock University, file #23-020-MAURO.

This research is funded through a New Frontiers in Research Fund grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) on disinformation and social media held by Aaron Mauro (Associate Professor of Digital Media), Heather Ramey (Assistant Professor of Child and Youth Studies), Renata Dividino (Assistant Professor of Computer Science), and Ali Emami (Assistant Professor of Computer Science) at Brock University. Read more.