The Media As An Instrument Of Information Warfare

Author : Inga von der Stein
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783656989691

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The Media as an Instrument of Information Warfare by Inga von der Stein Pdf

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2016 in the subject Communications - Media and Politics, Politic Communications, grade: 7, Maastricht University, language: English, abstract: The puzzle this paper aims to solve is twofold: firstly, this study investigates how Russian and European media were used as an instrument of information warfare. Secondly and in more depth, it is examined to what degree the framings of the Russo-Georgian War in Russian and European media constitute information warfare. Here, the first question serves as to provide the necessary foundation on which the answering of the second one can build on. The relevance of this paper is to contribute to the discussion on media bias on the Russian but also on the European side. While European media such as The Economist, The Guardian and the BBC claim that Russia is waging an “Information War” against the West, in EU countries such as Germany, there is a growing dissatisfaction of a considerable amount of people with the media coverage on Russia. By examining Russian and European media on the use of propaganda, this paper aims to address these concerns.

Author : Scot Macdonald
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2006-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135983512

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Propaganda and Information Warfare in the Twenty-First Century by Scot Macdonald Pdf

This is the first book to analyze how the technology to alter images and rapidly distribute them can be used for propaganda and to support deception operations. In the past, propagandists and those seeking to conduct deception operations used crude methods to alter images of real people, events and objects, which could usually be detected relatively easily. Today, however, computers allow propagandists to create any imaginable image, still or moving, with appropriate accompanying audio. Furthermore, it is becoming extremely difficult to detect that an image has been manipulated, and the Internet, television and global media make it possible to disseminate altered images around the world almost instantaneously. Given that the United States is the sole superpower, few, if any, adversaries will attempt to fight the US military conventionally on the battlefield. Therefore, adversaries will use propaganda and deception, especially altered images, in an attempt to level the battlefield or to win a war against the United States without even having to fight militarily. Propaganda and Information Warfare in the 21st Century will be of great interest to students of information war, propaganda, public diplomacy and security studies in general.

Author : Philip Seib
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781509548583

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Information at War by Philip Seib Pdf

A war’s outcome is determined by more than bullets and bombs. In our digital age, the proliferation of new media venues has magnified the importance of information – whether its content is true or purposely false – in battling an enemy and defending the public. In this book, Philip Seib, one of the world’s leading experts on media and war, offers a probing analysis of the role of information in warfare from the Second World War to the present day and beyond. He focuses on some of the thorniest issues on the contemporary agenda: When untruthful and inflammatory information poisons a nation’s political processes and weakens its social fabric, what kind of response is appropriate? How can media literacy help citizens defend themselves against information warfare? Should militaries place greater emphasis on crippling their adversaries with information rather than kinetic force? Well-written and wide-ranging, Information at War suggests answers to key questions with which governments, journalists, and the public must grapple during the years ahead. Information at war affects us all, and this book shows us how.

Author : Mark Connelly,Jo Fox,Stefan Goebel,Ulf Schmidt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1788316738

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Propaganda and Conflict by Mark Connelly,Jo Fox,Stefan Goebel,Ulf Schmidt Pdf

"Propaganda has always played a key role in shaping attitudes during periods of conflict and the academic study of propaganda, commencing in earnest in 1915, has never really left us. We continue to want to understand propaganda's inner-workings and, in doing so, to control and confine its influence. We remain anxious about pernicious information warfare campaigns, especially those that seemingly endanger liberal democracy or freedom of thought. What are the challenges, then, of studying propaganda studies in the twenty-first century? Much scholarship remains locked into the study of state-led campaigns, however an area of special concern in recent years has been the loss of official control over the basic instruments of mass communication. This has been seen in the rise of 'fake news' and the ability of non-state actors to influence political events. This volume presents the latest research in propaganda studies, featuring contributions from a range of leading scholars and covering the most cutting-edge scholarship in the study of propaganda from World War I to the present."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Author : Peter Warren Singer,Emerson T. Brooking
Publisher : Eamon Dolan Books
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : SOCIAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 9781328695741

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Likewar by Peter Warren Singer,Emerson T. Brooking Pdf

Social media has been weaponized, as state hackers and rogue terrorists have seized upon Twitter and Facebook to create chaos and destruction. This urgent report is required reading, from defense experts P.W. Singer and Emerson T. Brooking.

Author : P. W. Singer,Emerson T. Brooking
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781328695758

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Likewar by P. W. Singer,Emerson T. Brooking Pdf

Two defense experts explore the collision of war, politics, and social media, where the most important battles are now only a click away. Through the weaponization of social media, the internet is changing war and politics, just as war and politics are changing the internet. Terrorists livestream their attacks, “Twitter wars” produce real-world casualties, and viral misinformation alters not just the result of battles, but the very fate of nations. The result is that war, tech, and politics have blurred into a new kind of battlespace that plays out on our smartphones. P. W. Singer and Emerson Brooking tackle the mind-bending questions that arise when war goes online and the online world goes to war. They explore how ISIS copies the Instagram tactics of Taylor Swift, a former World of Warcraft addict foils war crimes thousands of miles away, internet trolls shape elections, and China uses a smartphone app to police the thoughts of 1.4 billion citizens. What can be kept secret in a world of networks? Does social media expose the truth or bury it? And what role do ordinary people now play in international conflicts? Delving into the web’s darkest corners, we meet the unexpected warriors of social media, such as the rapper turned jihadist PR czar and the Russian hipsters who wage unceasing infowars against the West. Finally, looking to the crucial years ahead, LikeWar outlines a radical new paradigm for understanding and defending against the unprecedented threats of our networked world.

Author : Stephen Hess,Marvin Kalb
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2003-07-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815796039

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The Media and the War on Terrorism by Stephen Hess,Marvin Kalb Pdf

These candid conversations capture the difficulties of reporting during crisis and war, particularly the tension between government and the press. The participants include distinguished journalists—American and foreign, print and broadcast—and prominent public officials, past and present. They illuminate the struggle to balance free speech and the right to know with the need to protect sensitive information in the national interest. As the Information Age collides with the War on Terrorism, that challenge becomes even more critical and daunting. "We are very careful in what we talk about publicly. We do not want to paint a picture for the bad guys. So we don't talk very much at all about what we're going to do going forward."—Victoria Clarke, Department of Defense "This was a war that was very different. It was conducted primarily by about 200 to 250 special forces soldiers on the ground. There were no reporters with those soldiers until after the fall of Kandahar, until the war was essentially over. There were no eyes and ears, and that's the way the Pentagon wants it."—John McWethy, ABC News "I covered Capitol Hill for a very long time and was always astounded by the nonpolitical motivation of a lot of people that are up there who really do want to make the world better, want to make the U.S. better. So don't come away believing that because there are political implications that there are always political motivations."—Candy Crowley, CNN "There is a feeling among the community, Muslim Americans, and also overseas that we might become the new enemy. But so far nobody knows whether it is just because of the war or if it's going to last."—Hafez Al-Mirazi, Al-Jazeera Cosponsored with the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at the Kennedy School, Harvard University.

Author : James J. F. Forest
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9798216074564

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Digital Influence Warfare in the Age of Social Media by James J. F. Forest Pdf

This timely book spotlights how various entities are using the Internet to shape people's perceptions and decision-making. It also describes detailed case studies as well as the tools and methods used to identify automated, fake accounts. This book brings together three important dimensions of our everyday lives. First is digital-the online ecosystem of information providers and tools, from websites, blogs, discussion forums, and targeted email campaigns to social media, video streaming, and virtual reality. Second, influence-the most effective ways people can be persuaded, in order to shape their beliefs in ways that lead them to embrace one set of beliefs and reject others. And finally, warfare-wars won by the information and disinformation providers who are able to influence behavior in ways they find beneficial to their political, social, and other goals. The book provides a wide range of specific examples that illustrate the ways people are being targeted by digital influencers. There is much more to digital influence warfare than terrorist propaganda, "fake news," or Russian efforts to manipulate elections: chapters examine post-truth narratives, fabricated "alternate facts," and brainwashing and disinformation within the context of various political, scientific, security, and societal debates. The final chapters examine how new technical tools, critical thinking, and resilience can help thwart digital influence warfare efforts.

Author : Peter van der Veer,Shoma Munshi
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Mass media and war
ISBN : 9780415331401

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Media, War, and Terrorism by Peter van der Veer,Shoma Munshi Pdf

Media, War and Terrorism analyses, for the first time, responses to the events of 9/11 and it's repercussions from the point of view of Asian and Middle Eastern countries. Perhaps controversially, the contributors argue that while the US, and to an extent European, media seems largely unified in their coverage and silence in public debate of the events surrounding the attacks on the World Trade Centre, there exists open, critical debate in other parts of the world. By examining the use of media as an instrument of warfare and analyzing the construction of public opinion in mediated electronic warfare, this book clearly shows the difference in perspectives between public opinion in the US and the rest of the world. Moving away from popular assumptions that societies in the West are democratic and progressive and those in the Middle East and Asia are either authoritarian or under-developed, this examination of the media in those countries suggests the exact opposite. In combining an examination of the general, theoretical issues concerning the use of the media as an instrument of warfare with rich, geographically diverse case studies, the editors are able to provide a diverse and intriguing analysis of the impact and inter-connectedness of national and global medias. Bringing together contributions from academics, journalists and media practioners from all over the world, Media, War and Terrorism is an essential read for all of those seeking an informed, non-Western perspective on the events following 9/11.

Author : Chitadze, Nika
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-11
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781668488478

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Cyber Security Policies and Strategies of the World's Leading States by Chitadze, Nika Pdf

Cyber-attacks significantly impact all sectors of the economy, reduce public confidence in e-services, and threaten the development of the economy using information and communication technologies. The security of information systems and electronic services is crucial to each citizen's social and economic well-being, health, and life. As cyber threats continue to grow, developing, introducing, and improving defense mechanisms becomes an important issue. Cyber Security Policies and Strategies of the World's Leading States is a comprehensive book that analyzes the impact of cyberwarfare on world politics, political conflicts, and the identification of new types of threats. It establishes a definition of civil cyberwarfare and explores its impact on political processes. This book is essential for government officials, academics, researchers, non-government organization (NGO) representatives, mass-media representatives, business sector representatives, and students interested in cyber warfare, cyber security, information security, defense and security, and world political issues. With its comprehensive coverage of cyber security policies and strategies of the world's leading states, it is a valuable resource for those seeking to understand the evolving landscape of cyber security and its impact on global politics. It provides methods to identify, prevent, reduce, and eliminate existing threats through a comprehensive understanding of cyber security policies and strategies used by leading countries worldwide.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8119246179

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Media as an Instrument of Psychological Warfare by Anonim Pdf

Author : Howard Tumber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Information warfare
ISBN : 1446214036

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Journalists Under Fire by Howard Tumber Pdf

Journalists Under Fire is the first book to combine a conceptually audacious analysis of the changing nature of war with an empirically rich critical analysis of journalists who cover conflict. In Journalists under Fire, authors Howard Tumber and Frank Webster explore questions about Information War and journalistic practices. In the era of multi-national journalism, of the Internet and satellite videophone, the book highlights central features of media reporting in contemporary conflict.

Author : Yahya R. Kamalipour,Nancy Snow
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0742535630

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War, Media, and Propaganda by Yahya R. Kamalipour,Nancy Snow Pdf

This timely book presents a multi-facetted and global discussion of war, media, and propaganda. Focusing on the media's role in global conflicts, an international cast of prominent authors, journalists, scholars, and researchers provides an overview of the impact of globalization on media practices. The authors explore the effects of global media coverage on human affairs and communication, as well as the cultural-political implications for the United States and around the world.

Author : Roger C. Molander,Andrew Riddile,Peter A. Wilson,Stephanie Williamson
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1996-02-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780833048462

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Strategic Information Warfare by Roger C. Molander,Andrew Riddile,Peter A. Wilson,Stephanie Williamson Pdf

Future U.S. national security strategy is likely to be profoundly affected by the ongoing, rapid evolution of cyberspace--the global information infrastructure--and in particular by the growing dependence of the U.S. military and other national institutions and infrastructures on potentially vulnerable elements of the U.S. national information infrastructure. To examine these effects, the authors conducted a series of exercises employing a methodology known as the Day After ... in which participants are presented with an information warfare crisis scenario and asked to advise the president on possible responses. Participants included senior national security community members and representatives from security-related telecommunications and information-systems industries. The report synthesizes the exercise results and presents the instructions from the exercise materials in their entirety.

Author : Anil Kumar Singh
Publisher : Lancer Publishers
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Armed Forces and mass media
ISBN : 8170622301

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Military and Media by Anil Kumar Singh Pdf

With particular reference to India.