Julia Davis - Russian Media Monitor - Following the Rogue’s Gallery of Toxic Russian Propagandists

GUEST: Julia Davis - Russian Media Monitor analyst, Columnist, writer and Investigative journalist.
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The Putin regime has been widely exploiting the vulnerabilities of global social media platforms, using bots and trolls to promote specific stories and narratives. But Russian propaganda does not work how most people think it does. The interventions of the trolls and agitators often fail to directly promote pro-regime narratives in political discussions but do succeed in distracting people from having open discussions that are critical of the state. Welcome to the counter-intuitive world of Russian disinformation operations, populated by a rogue’s gallery of toxic yet highly effective propagandists.
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SPEAKER:
Julia Davis is a Columnist at The Daily Beast and internationally known Writer and Investigative Journalist. She is also a Washington Post Contributor, National Security & Foreign Policy Reporter, and Analyst with Russian Media Monitor. Julia Davis has a broad background as a National Security, Counterterrorism, and Immigration Expert. She is a former federal officer, having served with the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection. She writes as an Investigative Reporter, exposing Russian propaganda, discussing foreign policy, international and domestic affairs, and other issues. Julia’s reports have been featured by CNN, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, Business Insider, Newsweek, The Hill, and multiple other media outlets.
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LINKS:
Julia Davis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliadavisnews/
Julia Davis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews
Russian Media Monitor: http://www.russialies.com/
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ARTICLES:
https://cepa.org/article/morality-shouldnt-get-in-the-way-russias-genocidal-state-media/
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/youtube-pulls-down-videos-detailing-russian-propaganda-efforts/
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-woman-brainwashed-population-viral-video-state-television-vladimir-solovyov-1788852
https://www.indy100.com/news/russia-new-year-2023-tv
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/6766
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#juliadavis #russianmediamonitor #ukrainenews #ukrainewar #russia #zelensky #putin #propaganda #war #disinformation #hybridwarfare #foreignpolicy #communism #sovietunion #postsoviet
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Putin's propaganda exploits vulnerabilities of global social media platforms
02:32 Coverage of Russia's aggression did not measure up to the scale of the threat
07:27 The villains have been telling us what they intended to do from the start
12:39 Russia Today had immense power to project Russian propaganda around the world
15:24 Weaponisation of religion by Putin is effective with evangelical right in US
25:57 Roots of Russian state propaganda TV and Solovyov's 'agitainment' format
31:57 Informational autocracy and Russian propaganda is more complex than we think
36:32 Russian propaganda projects its fears and aggression with Nuclear threats
40:47 Denying agency to Ukrainians is part of Russia's genocidal imperial narrative
44:58 Making Russian propaganda available to a Western audience is a vital effort
50:39 ICC ruling caused Moscow's propagandists to lose their minds and composure
56:58 The stark contrast between slick studio propaganda and reality is nothing new
1:00:07 Raw social Darwinism - Russia's acts are horrific - how do you cope with it?
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