Marianna Spring
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Current Affairs
Marianna Spring is an award-winning journalist, author, and broadcaster renowned for exposing the real-world impact of online misinformation, conspiracy movements, hate, and the powerful influence of social media and its algorithms on society and democracy.
In 2020, she was appointed as the BBC's first Disinformation and Social Media Reporter - a pioneering role that reflected the growing urgency of the digital information crisis. By 2024, her remit had evolved into Social Media Investigations Correspondent, cementing her position as one of the UK's leading authorities on online harm and its real-world consequences.
Marianna has fronted multiple high-profile investigations across BBC platforms, including BBC Panorama, BBC Three, and BBC Radio 4. Her podcast series Marianna in Conspiracyland charted the rise of conspiracy theory movements in the UK, while Why Do You Hate Me? interrogated extreme cases of social media abuse and digital harm. For Panorama, she has investigated the impact of social media on teenagers, the tactics used by conspiracy theorists to target survivors of terror attacks, the transformation of Twitter following its acquisition by Elon Musk, and the rise of online abuse directed at women. Marianna is also co-host of the BBC's Americast podcast, where she provides a wider analysis of how social media is reshaping society, democracy, and elections across the globe, and the recently launched Top Comment, with fellow KBJ client Matt Shea.This new podcast explores the stories behind social media trends, viral content and their real life consequences
She has been named Best Host at both the ARIAS and the British Podcast Awards. Her debut book, Among the Trolls: My Journey Through Conspiracyland, was published by Atlantic Books in 2024.
A powerful and authoritative speaker, Marianna offers audiences a unique, evidence-based perspective on disinformation, online radicalisation, and the challenges facing democracy in the digital age. She is an exceptional choice for keynote speeches, fireside conversations, and panel discussions on media, technology, and society.
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 BBC social media investigations correspondent Marianna Spring and investigative journalist Matt Shea are teaming up for a new weekly podcast that investigates the story behind your social media feed. Available on BBC Sounds every week.  | |
 The online world can be a breeding ground for hate. But why do some people behave the way they do on social media? In each episode, the BBC's Disinformation and social media correspondent Marianna Spring - one of the most trolled BBC journalists - dives into her inbox and investigates a different extraordinary case of online hate to find out.  | |
 Americast is the authoritative US news and politics podcast from the BBC. | |
 What happened to the people who fell down the rabbit hole into a world of conspiracy theories? How far have they fallen – and how far will they go? In this 10-part series, the BBC’s Disinformation and Social Media Correspondent Marianna Spring investigates the legacy left by the rise in conspiracy movements in the UK and the media machine at its heart. | |