Weaponized News and the War in Ukraine
Wars are stoked with words and images. Strategic disinformation has never been as rampant as today. How did the Russian narrative about Ukrainians as brothers and sisters turn into hate-mongering? How can we understand the current war and help, in words and deeds?
Join us to discuss the devastating information war and the current situation in Ukraine, with the Ukrainian-Finnish scholar Dr. Irina Grigor (Khaldarova) whose dissertation examined Russian news propaganda against Ukraine.
To support those in need in Ukraine, you can donate via trusted international organizations, such as the International Committee of the Red Cross or UNICEF:
In Finland, https://www.unicef.fi/tue-tyotamme/ukraina
https://www.punainenristi.fi/lahjoita/katastrofirahasto/
In the US: https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/unicef-children-are-bearing-brunt-intensifying-crisis-ukraine/
https://www.icrc.org/en/where-we-work/europe-central-asia/ukraine
The event is moderated by Prof. Minna Aslama Horowitz, Advisory Board Member of the Kota Alliance.
Irina Grigor (Khaldarova) has completed her PhD in 2020 on the strategic narratives in conflict reporting at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Her research interests also include emotions and trust in media, disinformation, and web-based communication. Earlier Irina studied at Cardiff University (School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies), where she received her Master’s degree in Political Communication.
Minna Aslama Horowitz is a Docent at the University of Helsinki, a Fellow at St. John’s University, New York, and an Expert on Advocacy and Digital Rights at the Central European University, Budapest. Currently, in Helsinki, she works on a project on communication rights, and with the Nordic Observatory for Digital Media and Information Disorder (NORDIS), one of the national hubs of The European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO).