Why Are Authoritarians Framing International Approaches to Disinformation?
By Jacob N. Shapiro and Alicia Wanless Originally published in Lawfare On Nov. 15, the…
Browsing: Counter-Propaganda
Tech Giants are Uninterested in Cracking Down
We keep looking to tech giants to solve our propaganda problems. We’re looking in the…
Develop a Firewall For Your Mind
Where does all this manipulation leave you, Dear Reader? Like it or not, your mind…
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Strategic Communications and Countering Violent Extremism
There has been a growing focus on using strategic communication to counter violent extremism. And,…
The Practice of Influence Operations in a Digital Age – A Brief Primer
With the release of its 2016 World Press Freedom Index, Reporters Without Borders proclaimed “we…
So, You Want to Fight Foreign Propaganda? Think Differently.
U.S. Senators Rob Portman and Chris Murphy recently introduced a new bill aimed at countering…
Mutually Assured Mental Destruction
“Cry ‘Havoc!’, and let slip the dogs of war”. Julius Caesar, Shakespeare Fighting propaganda with…
What is (Dis)information?
At the risk of being terribly obvious, (dis)information, with the brackets, is a play on…
Media: Information Laundering Machine
There are varying degrees of disinformation – from the cropped and filtered photo to digital…
Establishment Fibs & Fears
More difficult to discern are those mistruths that are fed from positions of power. Even…