Lack of Trust in Media Creates National Security Risks

Hon. Ellen McCarthy, chairwoman and CEO of the Truth in Media Cooperative and the former Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Intelligence and Research joins ClearedCast to discuss the role of information and media and how disinformation and misinformation are affecting the security landscape. Trust in media is at an all-time low. At the same time, most Americans say they believe that media is an important institution. McCarthy also discusses the need to break down barriers for the IC to both access and disseminate open source information. In contrast to 1947 when the IC was created, today there are a host of players providing news and information that can advise and inform national security practices. How can the cleared community better leverage all of the resources available to inform better national security decisions? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.