Barish Center for Media Integrity
The Barish Center for Media Integrity at FDD addresses the national security threats posed by misinformation campaigns and influence operations waged by foreign adversaries against the United States and allied democracies.
A key part of the Center’s activities is a Media Fellowship for mid-career journalists, social media content creators, and strategic communications professionals. The fellowship provides educational programing and professional development opportunities to help media professionals gain a deeper understanding of the intersection between media, strategic communications, public diplomacy, misinformation, disinformation, and national security. Upon joining the program, Media Fellows join FDD’s National Security Network of more than 600 mid-career practitioners.
The Center supports research into how foreign adversaries, both nations and non-state actors, use influence operations to advance their strategic goals. This focus includes both investigative journalism and technical research to identify and examine manipulation campaigns carried out by foreign adversaries. Through this research, the Barish Center for Media Integrity develops specific, actionable recommendations for defending against these national security threats.
Products
The State Department still needs to combat Chinese and Russian lies
Washington Examiner
Russia has declared war on US democracy
It is past time for Washington to adopt a proactive stance and “return the favour” for Moscow’s influence operations
The Telegraph
The Covert War for American Minds
How Russia, China, and Iran Seek to Spread Disinformation and Chaos in the United States
Foreign Affairs
Nip the Bots in the Bud
Proactively Taking Down and Preventing the Creation of Inauthentic Social Media Entities
Memo
In Ukraine, Time To Call Putin’s Bluff on Using Western-Made Missiles Inside Russia
Stop falling for the Kremlin’s psychological games and put Russia on the defensive.