October 23, 2015

APSA-CD Newsletter: “Authoritarian Media Control”

"Media is rapidly changing form and function, forcing political leaders to quickly adapt their media use and information control strategies to the modern information environment," write guest editors Dan Pemstein...

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October 15, 2015

Stifling the Public Sphere: Media and Civil Society in Egypt,...

12:00 PM - 02:00 PM

The authors of a new report produced by the International Forum for Democratic Studies, “Stifling the Public Sphere: Media and Civil Society in Egypt, Russia, and Vietnam,” will discuss the current environment for media and civil society in these three key countries and will explore how independent voices are adapting to resist authoritarian repression.

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October 14, 2015

Report: Stifling the Public Sphere: Media and Civil Society in Egypt, Russia,...

In a new report by the International Forum for Democratic Studies, three experts assess the shape and trajectory of civil society and the media in Egypt, Russia, and Vietnam, and their restrictions.

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July 16, 2015

Authoritarian Media and the Era of Disinformation

In this episode of Democracy Ideas, Peter Pomerantsev discusses modern innovations in Russian propaganda techniques and the effect they have on audiences within and beyond Russia’s borders.

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