Election Security
The following In Focus lists are related to issues surround the 2020 Presidential Election.
Media Social Media & Disinformation
Strategic Communications: Challenges and Opportunities During COVID-19
The ever-changing COVID-19 world has caused many leaders to ask, “When no one knows the answer, how do you field questions from the media and …
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Infodemic
Combatting the ‘Infodemic’: Newsguard’s Response to the Spread of COVID-19 Misinformation, Countering the Health ‘Infodemic’, Covid-19 Disinformation Briefing No. 2: Far-Right Mobilisation, Covid-19 Disinformation Briefing …
How Fake News and Information Laundering Threaten Homeland Security
Katelyn Mason and Sam Korta discuss the importance of how state and non-state actors manipulate real world events to propagate narratives that influence and divide …
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Countering Disinformation Discussion from 12th Annual UAPP Summit
Discussion of Countering Disinformation from the 12th Annual Homeland Defense and Security Education Summit held in Monterey, CA on October 31 through November 1, 2019. …
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Information Laundering
How is it that fringe stories and counterfeit narratives get traction, enter mainstream media, and are accepted as fact? Intelligence expert Samantha Korta (Masters 1605/1606 …
Ep 6: Russia’s Information War against America’s People with Seth Jones
In this episode, we’re taking a look at Russia’s social media war against the United States, assault on our democracy, and some options our government …
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Anti-Intellectualism and the Search for Truth
We live in a world where information is abundant. But in our search for truth we must be careful. Without carefully curating the quality and …
Fake News: A Challenge for Decision Makers
Mike Ananny, Assistant Professor of Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California, led a session titled “Fake News: A Challenge for Decision Makers.” …
Increasing Ideological Polarization
This module provides a roadmap to understanding primary drivers of the increase in nationalism and polarization, both domestically and globally. open in new window Resource …
Changing Role of the Individual
This module provides a roadmap to understanding the key trends and drivers that are shaping the way individuals interact with society. open in new window …
The Role of Media in Homeland Security: Separating the Signal From the Noise
A shifting audience and tightening budgets continue to apply pressure to conventional print news publications, presenting new challenges and affecting how news is sourced, and …
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