We lost the election because we lost the information war with right-win propaganda we thought we could win with good works and campaign tactics. Why doesn't The grassroots community have a lane directly promoting organizations countering disinformation as their mission? See the second section of this "Media Action Inventory: Who's fighting for the truth in the information war?" for outlets competing on the ground with right-wing propaganda that could use our amplificication. https://docs.google.com/document/d/13mIKCgnfBcBawybCzn4MoCOOTZaK6tLG/edit
This inventory is dated, but it's a starting point for where the grassroots can start to look for new allies.
Just saw this, Julie. I totally agree. The grassroots MUST extend its influence into media, social media, disinformation campaigns, fact checking, and media literacy. We at the GC are looking into that as one of many ways forward.
We lost the election because we lost the information war with right-win propaganda we thought we could win with good works and campaign tactics. Why doesn't The grassroots community have a lane directly promoting organizations countering disinformation as their mission? See the second section of this "Media Action Inventory: Who's fighting for the truth in the information war?" for outlets competing on the ground with right-wing propaganda that could use our amplificication. https://docs.google.com/document/d/13mIKCgnfBcBawybCzn4MoCOOTZaK6tLG/edit
This inventory is dated, but it's a starting point for where the grassroots can start to look for new allies.
Just saw this, Julie. I totally agree. The grassroots MUST extend its influence into media, social media, disinformation campaigns, fact checking, and media literacy. We at the GC are looking into that as one of many ways forward.