Damien Spry
Biography
Publications
Damien Spry is a lecturer in media and communications at the University of South Australia. His research examines social media and influence campaigns, including digital diplomacy and weaponised narratives. He was previously based in Hong Kong and Seoul. He holds honorary positions at the University of Sydney and the Centre for Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California. His recent publications include research on Facebook for diplomacy, especially in Asia, Australia’s image in South Korean online news and on soft power in East and South East Asia. Inquiries about his research should be directed to: damien.spry@gmail.com.
Ukraine: Winning online matters less on the ground
The information battle has seen the Kremlin upstaged – so far. Early optimism needs to be tempered.
Disinfopreneurs and infodemics
Black Ops social influence campaigns are big business. Some difficult questions and a few bold ideas are on the table.
Why Twitter was right to dump Trump
A free speech attack? No, if losing access is a blow, it’s because Trump relied on social media too much for too long.
We’ve been trolled – expect more of it, because it worked
Here’s how Scott Morrison might have responded to China’s online provocation.
Information warfare in the theatre of Covid-19
Viral misinformation thrives amid the very conditions we see today – a lesson China appears to have identified.
“Coordinated inauthentic behaviour”: Facebook haunts US democracy
Facebook has gone through the motions of fighting disinformation, but not enough to matter – or to risk its profits.
Share, like, comment, attack: Social media as weapon and battlefield
Parliament will examine threat of foreign actors using social media to cajole, harass, hoodwink, and exploit the public.
Facebook’s first 15 years and lessons for diplomacy
Diplomacy has not found facebook to be an easy or effective way to improve engagement across borders.
Not just a pretty place: Australia’s soft power
Australia's soft power review should focus on diaspora and international audiences, not indices.
