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January 31, 2021
In his latest move to control the information environment in Russia, President Vladimir Putin has taken legal actions that could force the closure of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Moscow bureau, according to a new piece in The Jamestown Foundation’s Eurasia Daily Monitor by Thomas Kent, a former president of RFE/RL and a Senior Fellow...
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Editor’s note: In the wake of the Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021, and the associated information revolution that perpetuated disinformation from conspiracy theorists and politicians alike across social media platforms, experts are studying and proposing multiple approaches to combat disinformation in the future. IPA presents a round-up below of several recent publications looking at...
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  The Information Professionals Association is a new and growing organization, and we have made significant progress over the past year in growing our membership base, increasing support and interest from strategic partners, and building a brand that will help us in our advocacy and long term sustainability. Check out IPA’s first Annual Report for...
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Brandt, J., Schafer, B., Aghekyan, E., Wirtschafter, V., & Danditya, A. (2022). Winning the web: How Beijing exploits search results to shape views of Xinjiang and COVID-19. Brookings Institute. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/winning-the-web-how-beijing-exploits-search-results-to-shape-views-of-xinjiang-and-covid-19/
Mankoff, J. (2020). With Friends Like These: Assessing Russian Influence in Germany. Center for Strategic & International Studies. https://www.csis.org/analysis/friends-these-assessing-russian-influence-germany
Babbage, R. (2019). Winning Without Fighting: Chinese and Russian Political Warfare Campaigns and How the West Can Prevail. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. https://csbaonline.org/research/publications/winning-without-fighting-chinese-and-russian-political-warfare-campaigns-and-how-the-west-can-prevail/publication/1
Singer, P. W. (n.d.). Winning the War of Words: Information Warfare in Afghanistan. Brookings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.brookings.edu/articles/winning-the-war-of-words-information-warfare-in-afghanistan/
Koerner, B. I. (2016, March). Why ISIS Is Winning the Social Media War—And How to Fight Back. Wired. https://www.wired.com/2016/03/isis-winning-social-media-war-heres-beat/