Russian propaganda hits its mark : experimentally testing the impact of Russian propaganda and counter-interventions / Todd C. Helmus, James V. Marrone, Marek N. Posard, Danielle Schlang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Helmus, Todd C., author.

Marrone, James V., author.

Posard, Marek N., author.

Schlang, Danielle, author.

Contributor:

California. Office of Emergency Services, sponsor.

Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division, issuing body.

Rand Corporation, publisher.

Series:

Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-A704-3.

Research report ; RR-A704-3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Propaganda, Russian--Political aspects.

Propaganda, Russian.

Propaganda, Russian--Social aspects.

Black propaganda--Russia (Federation).

Black propaganda.

Social aspects.

Russia (Federation).

Internet--Political aspects.

Internet.

Internet and international relations.

Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations.

International relations.

Diplomatic relations.

Physical Description:

xv, 86 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Experimentally testing the impact of Russian propaganda and counter-interventions

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, [2020]

Summary:

"Given the size and scope of the Russian propaganda campaign that targeted the U.S. electorate in 2016, it is critical to understand both the impact of that campaign and the mechanisms that can reduce the impact of future campaigns. This report, the third in a four-part series, describes a study conducted by RAND researchers to assess how people react to and engage with Russia's online propaganda and to determine whether the negative effects of that engagement can be mitigated by brief media literacy advisories or by labeling the source of the propaganda. Russia targets the extremes on both sides of the political divide, and a short media literacy video and labeling intervention were both shown to reduce willingness among particular categories of participants (defined by news consumption habits) to "like" the propaganda. This is one of the first studies to show that Russian propaganda content works, at least partially, as it is intended to - that is, it successfully elicits strong partisan responses that may help it exacerbate divisions in American society. For certain audiences, the content is also likeable and sharable. This study is among the first to use actual Russian propaganda in a randomized controlled trial."--Back cover.

Contents:

Introduction

Russian propaganda, political memes, and fissures in American society

How the experiment was conducted

Partisanship and responses to Russian propaganda

Politically partisan effects and types of news consumers

Conclusions and implications for future research

Appendix A. Memes used in this study

Appendix B. Supplementary results.

Notes:

"RAND National Security Research Division."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-86).

Description based on print resource.

ISBN:

1977405940

9781977405944

OCLC:

1201384708