Global Disinformation vs. Democracy — Confronting the Existential Threat
The U.S. Agency for Global Media and Aspen Digital, a program of The Aspen Institute, hosted announce the first panel discussion in USAGM’s 2021 Media for Democracy Forum.
This event was moderated by Vivian Schiller, Executive Director of Aspen Digital, and Shawn Powers, Chief Strategy Officer for USAGM, and focused on the rapid evolution of disinformation in the digital age, and how it is impacting democracy around the world.
The forum was held online and is made up of multiple panel discussions throughout May and June 2021.
USAGM’s Media for Democracy Forum brings together media experts, practitioners, opinion leaders, and policymakers to explore current trends in global media and their impact of democracy, as well as to identify solutions to the biggest threats facing free media.