Different Strokes for Different Folks: How Russia Today Undermines Trust in Government on YouTube

• In Event: Comparative Media Politics

Brief Overview

How does Russia Today work to undermine trust in the state among different target audiences in America? In this paper we analyze RT America videos on YouTube to understand how they differentially target American audiences online.

Authors

• Ipek Cinar, University of Chicago

• Geneva Cole, University of Chicago

• Evgenia Olimpieva, University of Chicago