Government Propaganda and Media Manipulation

Presented at ONA17
September 18, 2017
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This critical discussion will focus on how governments have manipulated public perception and the media, past and present. We’ll help provide context to ongoing political narratives around the world.

This session is designed for:

  • Political reporters of any stripe, in any country those concerned about the advent of fake news or media manipulation
  • Anyone interested in how historical political maneuvering helped shape modern media interference

Featuring

Jessikka Aro
Investigative Journalist
Ruslan Deynychenko
Executive Director
Steven Luckert
Senior Program Curator
Saleem Khan
Founder + Editor
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