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Corruption Does Not Hide Anymore, It Crowds You Out
Frame the attention economy as a political weapon: visibility, narrative control, and emotional activation can overpower scrutiny.
Mariam D.
Mariam D.
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Research Apprentice
Mariam is a Research Apprentice at Pulp, investigating how political actors use media and digital platforms to maintain power. Her work connects attention economics to accountability in democratic systems.
Mariam D.
MariamD.@pulp.com
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Media Saturation Tactics: How Scandals Get Buried in Plain Sight
Explain preemptive framing, manufactured distractions, and "balance" norms that dilute investigative reporting.
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Algorithms and Micro-Targeting: The New Advantage for Bad Actors
Show how engagement-driven ranking amplifies outrage and spectacle, and how micro-targeting enables contradictory messaging across audiences.
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Dark Money as Information Warfare: Buying Attention at Scale
Describe how opaque funding channels convert money into narrative dominance through ads, influencer amplification, and astroturf campaigns.
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Incumbency as a Fortress: Free Visibility, Legitimacy, and Control
Explain how office itself provides continual exposure, agenda-setting power, donor networks, and institutional legitimacy.
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How the Attention Economy Enables Corrupt Politicians to Maintain Power and Evade Scrutiny
The attention economy lets corrupt leaders turn media control and financing into lasting, hidden influence through saturation, algorithmic amplification, and incumbency-based institutional protection.