Events & Trainings
We will be holding a series of briefings and trainings for media professionals and communities to protect democracy. Stay tuned for more.
Starting Tuesday, September 10th through Thursday, October 3rd
Midnight on Sunday, July 28 marked 100 days until November 5, 2024: Election Day. In the face of well-funded projects and plans to curtail our rights, to define our identities, and foreclose our future, Disinfo Defense League is here to help us all dismantle disinformation and defend democracy.
Over the next three months, DDL will host 100 Days: Dismantling Disinfo, Defending Democracy, which includes this public panel series featuring expert speakers from across the field of mis- and disinformation studies. We’re bringing together organizers, advocates, researchers and academics to address some of the most pertinent topics and questions this election cycle. Free Press' own Nora Benavidez will participate in a series discussion on the stakes for this election, held September 23.
Election SOS:
Engaging Communities of Color with Your Election Coverage
Tuesday, September 24th at 1pm ET/10am PT
Communities of color have been the focal point of elections and campaigns, especially over the past few years. But because of a history of media harming those communities, many lack trust in news outlets. Join Election SOS’ Massarah Mikati in conversation with Brandon Tensley, Capital B political reporter, Kavitha Rajagopalan, Asian Media Initiative Director with the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, and Vanessa Maria Graber, News Voices Director at Free Press, as we explore how you can authentically reach and engage these communities with your election coverage, and make your reporting relevant to their daily lives.
Past Events & Trainings
In an era of misinformation and manipulation, the role of media and tech matter more than ever. That’s why we launched our Democracy Is … initiative. This coalition effort is calling on media and tech companies to prioritize truth over sensationalism, accountability over profits and democracy over division.
Hear from our partners on the frontlines of democracy defense as we discuss the stakes facing communities this election cycle.