by jpitney | Jan 19, 2022 | Russia, Ukraine
As Ukraine faces an existential threat from Russia, this 2014 recruiting video is all too timely.
by jpitney | Dec 22, 2021 | Journalism, Journalists, Russia
From Radio Free Asia: Philippine journalist Maria Ressa took aim at American social media companies for allowing the “toxic sludge” of disinformation to spread online and impede the work of reporters worldwide, as she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Friday....
by jpitney | Nov 15, 2021 | Election Security, Free Speech, Internet, Journalism, Journalists, Russia, Social Media, Technology
From the Aspen Institute: The Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder is making 15 recommendations to help government, private industry, and civil society advance solutions to and reduce the greatest harms in America’s urgent mis- and disinformation...
by jpitney | Oct 19, 2021 | China, Russia
Anna Massoglia at Open Secrets: Russian media outlets reported spending more than $146 million on foreign influence operations and propaganda in the U.S. since 2016, with over $16 million on propaganda targeting the U.S. in 2021, OpenSecrets’ analysis of new Foreign...
by jpitney | Apr 16, 2021 | Journalism, Mass Media, Russia
From the Treasury Department: Russian Intelligence Services, namely the Federal Security Service (FSB), the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), and the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), play critical roles in propagating Russian disinformation online. The FSB, GRU,...
by jpitney | Jan 28, 2021 | Journalism, Russia
From the Committee to Protect Journalists: New York, January 26, 2021 – Russian authorities should allow journalists to cover protests freely and without fear, and refrain from attacking or detaining members of the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said...
