Journalism/Works: Putin: Power, Persuasion and Propaganda

When:

April 2, 2015 @ 2:00 pm 3:00 pm

2015-04-02T14:00:00-04:00

2015-04-02T15:00:00-04:00

Where:

Knight TV Studio 555 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20001 USA

Cost:

Free with Newseum admission. Seating is on a space-available basis.

Anti-American sentiment and a nationalist fervor in Russia are rated higher today than at Cold War peaks and at the heart of those twin developments is a master of propaganda, media control and mass audience appeal: Russian president Vladimir Putin. This year is the 30th anniversary of the launch of perestroika and glasnost under Mikhail Gorbachev and the 15th anniversary of Putin becoming president.

Join a panel of experts for a provocative program examining how this high-profile, yet enigmatic leader has shaped his own public image, taken control of the Russian news media and marshaled public support to put Russia on a collision course with the West. How do and can Europe and the United States counter the production and promotion of a hybrid truth in Russia and news produced in formats that mimic Western news media, but in reality generated by state entities with no political oversight or control?

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