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Unmasking Influence Operations in the Philippines: Launch of New Report and Community Engagement Plan

October 28, 2022
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Malkin Penthouse, Littauer Building, L-P-9 (non-HUID holders should enter via Wexner with photo ID)
This event was the formal launch of the report “Parallel Public Spheres: Influence Operations in the 2022 Philippine Elections,” presented by Jonathan Corpus Ong and JM Lanuza. Former Vice President of the Philippines Leni Robredo presented her expert comments about the report and shared her advocacy to combat disinformation. Dr. Joan Donovan presented a global-level view of media manipulation. Sushma Raman, Executive Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights and Policy, served as chair of the discussion.

 

Presenters: Jonathan Corpus Ong (Shorenstein Center Fellow) and JM Lanuza (UMass Amherst)
Discussant: Leni Robredo (former Philippines Vice President and Center for Public Leadership Fellow)

Expert Synthesis: Joan Donovan, Research Director, Shorenstein Center
Chair: Sushma Raman, Executive Director, Carr Center, Harvard Kennedy School

This event was the formal launch of the report “Parallel Public Spheres: Influence Operations in the 2022 Philippine Elections,” presented by Jonathan Corpus Ong and JM Lanuza. The researchers presented a road map for researchers, activists, journalists, and policymakers to collaborate in the fight against disinformation. They also announced a Community Engagement Plan to support new partners to popularize academic research and implement digital campaigns.

Former Vice President Leni Robredo presented her expert comments about the report and shared her advocacy to combat disinformation. Meme Wars author Joan Donovan presented a global-level view of media manipulation. Sushma Raman, global expert on human rights, served as chair of this urgent discussion.

The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy is a Harvard Kennedy School research center dedicated to exploring and illuminating the intersection of press, politics and public policy in theory and practice. The Center strives to bridge the gap between journalists and scholars, and between them and the public.

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