Book Talk | Seeing Red: Russian Propaganda and American News

To understand Russian propaganda, it’s critical to know how the Kremlin formulates and transmits its view of the world. Seeing Red: Russian Propaganda and American News (Sarah Oates and Gordon Neil Ramsay, Oxford University Press) uses human content analysis and AI to show how Russian propaganda content and tactics infiltrate the US media. Author Sarah Oates will highlight research on Russian messaging across three recent pivotal moments in US history — the 2020 elections, the Capitol insurrection, and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine — to suggest ways that democracies can identify and counter foreign disinformation, particularly as American citizens approach a momentous election this November. This talk will also analyze ways that American political messages can be used by Russian propagandists to promote their view of the world and attack the United States.