Adam Johnson

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Adam Johnson is a cohost of the podcast Citations Needed, and you can follow his work at The Column.

US Officials Won’t Say if a New Anti–Russia Propaganda Project Is Targeting Americans

US Officials Won’t Say if a New Anti–Russia Propaganda Project Is Targeting Americans US Officials Won’t Say if a New Anti–Russia Propaganda Project Is Targeting Americans

The newly created Global Engagement Center’s “focus and intent” is foreign audiences, but officials won’t rule out propagandizing Americans and funding American journalists.

Mar 9, 2017 / Adam Johnson

Are We Entering a Post-Evidence Era?

Are We Entering a Post-Evidence Era? Are We Entering a Post-Evidence Era?

If the future of war is cyber attacks, and cyber attacks can never truly be proven—how does the public audit its government?

Jan 20, 2017 / Adam Johnson

Facebook Fake News

Everyone Wants to Stop ‘Fake News,’ but No One Seems to Know What Exactly It Is Everyone Wants to Stop ‘Fake News,’ but No One Seems to Know What Exactly It Is

Like “terrorism,” we are rushing to stop a politically loaded, abstract concept without bothering to define it.

Dec 9, 2016 / Adam Johnson

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The 14-Minute ‘60 Minutes’ Infomercial for Cold War The 14-Minute ‘60 Minutes’ Infomercial for Cold War

The viewer is left with the impression that the rising threat of a nuclear war is an entirely Russian problem.

Sep 29, 2016 / Adam Johnson

Putin on TV

Who’s Afraid of ‘Russia Today’? Who’s Afraid of ‘Russia Today’?

Hand-wringing over Kremlin propaganda says more about about US media’s insecurity than it does Putin’s reach.

Sep 23, 2016 / Adam Johnson

Pundits, Decrying the Horrors of War in Aleppo, Demand Expanded War

Pundits, Decrying the Horrors of War in Aleppo, Demand Expanded War Pundits, Decrying the Horrors of War in Aleppo, Demand Expanded War

As with Iraq and Libya, these laptop bombardiers offer no clear plan for how to actually end the suffering of the Syrian people.

Aug 24, 2016 / Adam Johnson

Libyan Soldier Loads Tank

Obama Expands the ISIS Bombing Campaign to a 4th Country, the Media Barely Notice Obama Expands the ISIS Bombing Campaign to a 4th Country, the Media Barely Notice

What began two years ago as “limited” air strikes in Iraq now includes Syria, Afghanistan, and Libya—all with little public debate.

Aug 5, 2016 / Adam Johnson

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