To address the spread of populism, the radicalization of poorly informed citizens, and the influence of media illiteracy on understanding politics and citizens’ interest in elections and political decisions.
Addressing the Spread of Populism and Radicalization
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Commentary:
Freedom House is a U.S.-based, government-funded nonprofit that often serves as a soft-power arm of the U.S. government; the self-described "watchdog organization" tends to focus heavily on authoritarian abuses in countries adversarial to U.S. interests (for example China, Russia, and Iran) while often going easier on U.S. allies or glossing over domestic surveillance, censorship, or civil liberties erosion in the U.S. itself. This particular program attempted to push back against "populism" through both fact-checking and media literacy trainings, which helpfully include "experts in combating disinformation."
Freedom House is a U.S.-based, government-funded nonprofit that often serves as a soft-power arm of the U.S. government; the self-described "watchdog organization" tends to focus heavily on authoritarian abuses in countries adversarial to U.S. interests (for example China, Russia, and Iran) while often going easier on U.S. allies or glossing over domestic surveillance, censorship, or civil liberties erosion in the U.S. itself. This particular program attempted to push back against "populism" through both fact-checking and media literacy trainings, which helpfully include "experts in combating disinformation."