Strengthening Democracy with Media Literacy: A National Security Imperative

“Strengthening Democracy with Media Literacy: A National Security Imperative,” hosted by the McCain Institute, brings together experts from media literacy, cybersecurity, and academia to discuss how media literacy interventions build resilience to misinformation threats and protect democracy. 

The information age’s promise of accessible information has also seen the generation of a new threat to national security: misinformation. Join us on Wednesday, October 23 at 10 a.m. ET to explore the intersection of media literacy and national security.

Speakers include: 

• Amy Cohen, Executive Director, National Association of State Election Directors 
• Paul Fagan, Director of Democracy Programs, McCain Institute 
• Sabra Horne, Entrepreneur-In-Residence, BMNT, Former Chief of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security’s (CISA) Innovation Hub,  
• Stephanie Flores Koulish, Professor & Program Director, Curriculum & Instruction for Social Justice MA degree, Loyola University 
• Michelle Ciulla Lipkin, Executive Director, NAMLE 
• Jessi Hollis McCarthy, Program Specialist, Poynter / MediaWise 
• Sarah McGrew, Affiliate Assistant Professor, University of Maryland 
• Matthew Masterson, Director of Information Integrity, Microsoft 
• Chris Piper, Former Chief Election Official of Virginia, Current Executive Director, Virginia Public Access Project 
• Kristy Roschke, Executive Director of the McGee Applied Research Center for Narrative Studies, Vanderbilt University 
• Katya Vogt, Chief of Party and Senior Expert, IREX