Experts are losing public debate to social media heavyweights says Minouche Shafik

"People with deep knowledge of issues are overshadowed in public debate in favour of those with large followings on social media"- Dame Minouche Shafik, The New Director of the London School of Economics .

Experts are losing public debate to social media heavyweights, warns Dame Minouche Shafik, the new director of the London School of Economics.
According to inews, the university don said "Populist Politicians Peddle Prejudice , Paranoia and false Promises. She urged institutions to counter "anti-intellectual sentiment" and beware of the risk to ''safe spaces''.