June 14th, 2019 • From the President
Countering this disinformation tsunami

In 2016, the world woke up to the reality that freedom of expression itself had been weaponized. The enemies of strong democratic values had learned a new trick. They had turned the power of self-expression on social media platforms — which only five years earlier had helped unleash the natural desire for self-determination in the Arab Spring — into a cloaking device that allowed them to wage a surreptitious influence campaign.

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May 3rd, 2018 • Featured
World Press Freedom Day hits home

Today we celebrate the 25th annual World Press Freedom Day, a designation determined by the Paris-based United Nations Education and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and proclaimed in the U.N. General Assembly in 1993. It is a day when press freedom advocates and journalists come together to discuss issues of press freedom, including access to information and attacks on journalists.

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