The MESA Group and NSI published 3 Quick Looks:

·       Propaganda: Indexing and Framing and the Tools of Disinformation: This Quick Look details the distinction between misinformation and disinformation; exploring how the latter is used in the digital era and the challenges posed to government systems as a consequence. Tips for countering and recognizing disinformation are offered throughout.

·       Inoculation Theory- This Quick Look explores the distinction between active and passive refutation within Inoculation Theory. While “dosing” negative information and modeling counterarguments can effectively inoculate communities from outside influence, teaching critical awareness and information literacies is seen as a superior approach.

·       Communicative Power in a Globalized “Network Society”- This Quick Look outlines Castells’ argument that the forces of globalization have created an interlinked global network of systems favoring communication as a form of power. The foundational sources of power are discussed in relation to social systems, offering the reader a conceptual roadmap of the impacts of communication across modern interlinked globalized networks.