This three-part series on “Propaganda and Democracy” is produced in conjunction with the RAND Corporation

 

What Communicators Can Do to Help Save Democracy: Exploring the profession’s role in protecting truth and preventing disinformation.


EVENT 1
A Century of Propaganda: from the Nazis, Stalin and the Rohingya Refugee Crisis to today’s events
In this event, we reviewed the history of propaganda that incites violence and support for violence.
Watch the video (approx. 1.5 hours)

HOST TODD C. HELMUS, Senior Behavioral Scientist; Affiliate Faculty, Pardee RAND Graduate School

STEVEN LUCKERT, Senior Program Curator, Levine Institute for Holocaust Education at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.

LISA BROOTEN, PhD, Associate Professor in the College of Arts and Media, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

GAVIN WILDE, senior fellow, Technology and International Affairs Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

EVENT 2
How QANON, Proud Boys, and Extremist Media Destroyed Public Trust
This event will address extremist ecosystems and media that helped propel the January 6 attack and the rise of political violence in America.
Thursday, August 18, 12:00–1:30 pm ET
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EVENT 3
Countering Propaganda and Disinformation: How Communications Can Help Preserve Democracy
This event will focus on how to help counter disinformation and the rise of violent extremism. 
Thursday, September 1, 12:00–1:30 pm ET
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Sponsored in part by Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia; Amazon; James Lukaszewski; Page; Muck Rack; and CommPRO.