The outbreak of the coronavirus has undeniably exposed some of the shortcomings of our society. One of those is the current state of fake news and disinformation on cyberspace. In times where our governments and the scientific community have many unanswered questions, we have all collectively become obsessed with finding “the truth” about what is…
The annual Edelman Trust Barometer recently launched its 2020 edition in Brussels. More than 34,000 people from “28 markets” answered the online survey of Edelman Intelligence, a self-described “global insight and analytics consultancy”. The questions asked were meant to gauge the citizens’ trust in “the major societal institutions”, namely government, business, NGOs and media. Despite…
The two deadly sins of greed and power-hunger have become accepted qualities of modern leaders. This does not mean, however, that morality and ethics are irrelevant or obsolete.
