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Transform digital culture understanding with Matt Shea, speaker, investigative journalist and extremism expert. Matt works with organisations to navigate misinformation, decode youth perspectives, and identify emerging trends, delivering Emmy-nominated insights from his frontline investigations of digital subcultures.
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Matt Shea is an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker whose groundbreaking investigations have garnered over 150 million views across the BBC, Vice, and Channel Four, making him a trusted voice for Millennial and Gen Z audiences.
As the creator of 2023's "The Dangerous Rise of Andrew Tate" (Emmy and Paul Foot nominated), director of the feature film "Time To Die" (Best Film, Fragments Film Festival), and author of "Clown World: Four Years Inside Andrew Tate's Manosphere" (Sperber prize nominee), Matt brings unparalleled insight into contemporary digital culture and extremism.
Matt's fearless reporting, which includes infiltrating criminal organisations such as the Albanian mafia and Colombian cartels, conducting undercover investigations, and confronting far-right leaders, equips organisations to navigate today's complex media landscape. His expertise helps companies understand the forces shaping youth perspectives, identify emerging cultural trends, and develop strategies for authentic engagement in an era of misinformation.
Audiences leave Matt's presentations with practical frameworks for evaluating digital influence, actionable strategies for responsible content creation, and a deeper understanding of how extremist ideologies spread online. His journalistic approach cuts through sensationalism to deliver evidence-based insights on the digital forces shaping society.
Book Matt to provide your organisation with an insider's perspective on digital culture, one that only comes from someone who has been on the frontlines of its most consequential stories.
Matt Shea, an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker whose investigations have garnered over 150 million views, offers teams unparalleled insight into digital culture, extremism, and the forces shaping youth perspectives. Book Matt to give your team the insider knowledge that only comes from someone who's been on the frontlines of today's most consequential digital stories.
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To book Matt Shea, email matt.shea@getapeptalk.com or call PepTalk on +44 20 3835 2929 (UK) or +1 737 888 5112 (US), and one of our speaker agents will contact you within hours to confirm Matt's availability and speaking fee. If you can, please include your budget upfront – it helps us fast-track your request. It’s also helpful to know the date, format (virtual or in-person), location, and about your audience.
Matt Shea draws on his undercover investigative work — including infiltrating criminal organisations and confronting far-right figures — to present evidence-based frameworks for understanding how extremist ideologies spread in digital environments.
Matt Shea's sessions cover digital culture, online extremism, misinformation, and the forces shaping youth perspectives. He is an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker whose 2023 documentary “The Dangerous Rise of Andrew Tate” received Emmy and Paul Foot nominations and whose investigations have accumulated over 150 million views across the BBC, Vice, and Channel 4.
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