Russia used mainstream media to manipulate American voters

[Wwcd]

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https://mobile.twitter.com/counterchekist/status/964211413236543489


From WaPo article:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/business/technology/russia-used-mainstream-media-to-manipulate-american-voters/2018/02/15/85f7914e-11a7-11e8-9065-e55346f6de81_story.html?__twitter_impression=true

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Russia used mainstream media to manipulate American voters

For those who cannot access WaPo (like me), here's the Twitter feed. Perhaps someone who has access can bring some SNIPS to DU.

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[Control-Z]

1. This makes me so damned angry!

My anger gets worse as time goes on, not better.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

2. their headline is pure "Duh!"

But at least the MSM is *almost* admitting *they* were manipulated to manipulate voters.

It was obvious from the time of the Republican primary that they were in a runaway feedback loop with sensationalism amped by social media.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

3. snips, per request

Russia's disinformation campaign during the 2016 presidential
election relied heavily on stories produced by major American
news sources to shape the online political debate, according
to an analysis published Thursday.

The analysis by Columbia University social-media researcher
Jonathan Albright of more than 36,000 tweets sent by Russian
accounts showed that obscure or foreign news sources played a
comparatively minor role, suggesting that the discussion of
"fake news" during the campaign has been somewhat miscast.

Albright's research, which he said is the most extensive to
date on the news links that Russians used to manipulate the
American political conversation on Twitter, bolsters
observations by other analysts. Clinton Watts, a former FBI
agent who is now a disinformation expert at the Foreign Policy
Research Institute in Philadelphia, said that by linking to
popular news sources, the Russians enhanced the credibility of
their Twitter accounts, making it easier to manipulate
audiences.

"The Kremlin, they don't need to create a false narrative.
It's already there," he said. "You're just taking a narrative
and elevating it."

[Wwcd]

4. Thanks for the Snips..I really have to just subscribe.

"Research Institute in Philadelphia, said that by linking to popular news sources, the Russians enhanced the credibility of their Twitter accounts, making it easier to manipulate audiences. "

Many watched & knew what was going on, I think the degree to how every form of media in 2016 was so coordinated in favor of a Trump win, was stunning & unbelievable in its scope.

I had read awhile back, that media often reported what was trending. It was whatever story got the most attention & "likes" that often headlined the daily big news story.

I believe that is the truth. I remember 2016 exactly that way.

MSM was worthless

[Hermit-The-Prog]

5. i need to subscribe too

In the meantime...

http://lynx.invisible-island.net/release/

http://www.jikos.cz/~mikulas/links/

[Wwcd]

10. Thanks 👍

[BigmanPigman]

6. What about 20 min of an empty stage and a podium

waiting for him to make his appearance at a campaign rally stop. They are still doing it to an extent (ratings=$$$). Forget the issues...follow the distractions is their motto. This is his reality shit show and we are being conned by the master.

[american_ideals]

7. Yes. Great article

It's the same thing the rightwing propaganda machine did with #butheremails and Benghazi.

[ffr]

8. My city is filled with these one-dimensional thinking conservatives. So easy to manipulate.

and so full of hate. It amazes me that some of them are still married. Some are getting divorced over politics.

[UpInArms]

9. At press association meetings, we (local newspapers) were encouraged

To join Twitter and use it for news ... I declined, as it is an unverifiable source