CTEC Online Panel: From Fringe to Frontline: Political Journalists' Reporting on Extremism
| by Ian Driscoll
What happens when extremism intersects with democratic elections? In an age of mis-, dis-, and malinformation, the role of the free press is more important than ever. Join us for an online event with three of the most prominent journalists covering extremism for the former Vice News about their challenges and best practices, hosted by CTEC’s J.M. Berger.
When: Wednesday, May 1st
Time: 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM (PST)/ 7:00 to 8:30 PM (ET).
To register: https://tinyurl.com/CTECFRINGE
This event is sponsored by the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism and the Kathryn Wasserman Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation
Featuring:
Panelists:
Anna Merlan is a journalist and author of the 2019 book Republic of Lies: American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power.
Mack Lamoureux is an investigative reporter whose work focuses on extremism, conspiracies, the absurd, and the far-too-often coalescing of the three. He spent eight years at VICE as a senior reporter and is the journalism fellow at the Accelerationist Research Consortium.
Tess Owen is an award-winning freelance journalist covering extremist movements and disinformation.
Moderator:
J.M. Berger is a Senior Research Fellow at CTEC and an internationally recognized expert on extremism, including theory, ideology and propaganda. Berger is the author of three non-fiction books: Extremism (MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series, 2018), ISIS: The State of Terror (with Dr. Jessica Stern, 2015), and Jihad Joe: Americans Who Go to War in the Name of Islam (2011). Berger is also a research fellow with the VOX-Pol Network of Excellence and a PhD Candidate at the Swansea University School of Law.
