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Introducing http://MediaManipulation.Org , a new resource for those working in the field of Critical Internet Studies. We have created a custom theory/methods package for detecting, documenting, and debunking media manipulation and disinformation campaigns.
Created by the Technology and Social Change Research Project, this resource is published with 14 original case studies covering commonly used media manipulation tactics including keyword squatting, misinfographics, forgery, trolling, and many more. http://Mediamanipulation.org
We listened closely to journalists, technologists, policymakers and other researchers who wanted a common vocabulary to describe different styles of media manipulation and disinformation campaigns. Check out the definitions page for more: https://mediamanipulation.org/definitions
The team we have put together @ShorensteinCtr has been able to stay the course throughout the pandemic. I am so humbled to be supported by my colleagues, Brian Friedberg, @gabriellelim, @EmilyDreyfuss, @nico_leaves, @DwightKnell, @awendell98, @jennifer_nilsen, and Rob Faris.
Read about the our motivation for this project over at Nieman Reports: https://niemanreports.org/articles/a-blueprint-for-documenting-and-debunking-misinformation-campaigns/
We built this research platform for collaboration on case studies, where this growing field can have a place to publish responsive & rigorous research. Explore the life cycle model: https://mediamanipulation.org/methods
I also want to highlight some of the custom case studies developed by contributing authors!
Shorenstein fellow @BrandingBrandi meticulously recounts a little known early campaign of trolling and impersonation of Black people online: https://mediamanipulation.org/case-studies/butterfly-attack-operation-blaxit
Shorenstein fellow @BrandingBrandi meticulously recounts a little known early campaign of trolling and impersonation of Black people online: https://mediamanipulation.org/case-studies/butterfly-attack-operation-blaxit
Data scientist @3r1nG lays out in detail the origins of the fake Antifa accounts and the tactic of the butterfly attack: https://mediamanipulation.org/case-studies/butterfly-attack-origins-fake-antifa-social-media-accounts
My former student, Sanjana Rajgarhia, chronicles a case of "platform filtering," where an Islamophobic misinfographic lead to a criminal investigation in India: https://mediamanipulation.org/case-studies/misinfographic-spread-jihad-chart-india
