Tag Archives: Russian disinformation campaign

The Facts of Life: how to look at readers’ comments on the NYT

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Naomi

For the most part, I don’t use this blog to write about politics because zillions of other people do it and a lot of them express themselves much better than I can. But I have become greatly fascinated by readers … Continue reading →

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How to spot Russian disinformation professionals, a/k/a trolls

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Naomi

Kurt Eichenwald, at Newsweek, has done some rightly celebrated journalism during this remarkable political campaign season. One way to understand how solid his work has been is to know he’s being trolled by Russians disguised as regular old Amurrican folks … Continue reading →

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