Fueling Extremism in a Wired World

NAZIS USED RADIO; TODAY’S EXTREMISTS USE SOCIAL MEDIA. Then as now, new technology provides extremists with unchecked ability to spread hate and prey upon disenfranchised audiences to realize their deadly agenda. How can societies counter these hateful messages and keep the world safe?
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Dr. Steven Corman, Director, Center for Strategic Communication, Arizona State University
Mouafac Harb, Independent Media and Political Consultant and former News Director, The Middle East Radio Network
Dr. Steven Luckert, Senior Program Curator, Digital Learning and New Media, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
MODERATOR
Janine Zacharia, Carlos Kelly McClatchy Visiting Lecturer, Stanford University
This program is free and open to the public, but registration is required at ushmm.org/events/wired-california. For more information, contact the Museum’s Western Regional Office at 310.556.3222 or western@ushmm.org.