Dr. Jonathan Corpus Ong
Background
Dr. Jonathan Corpus Ong is a Filipino media scholar, author, and associate professor of global digital media in the Department of Communication at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on digital politics, online disinformation networks, political trolling, human rights, and humanitarian communication. He is widely recognized for his ethnographic studies on digital disinformation work in the Global South, including co-au
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Amherst, Massachusetts, United States / Manila, Philippines
Occupation:
• University of Massachusetts Amherst (Associate Professor)
• Harvard Kennedy School Shorenstein Center (Research Fellow)
• Disinformation Researchers Network
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About: - Dr. Jonathan Corpus Ong is a Filipino media scholar, author, and associate professor of global digital media in the Department of Communication at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on digital politics, online disinformation networks, political trolling, human rights, and humanitarian communication. He is widely recognized for his ethnographic studies on digital disinformation work in the Global South, including co-authoring the landmark report Architects of Networked Disinformation on political trolling in the Philippines. He serves as a Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center and consults with international civil society organizations, technology platforms, and policy groups on anti-disinformation strategies and election integrity.