As the premiere video-sharing application, YouTube has been particularly useful to terrorist groups, including ISIS. As such, it has also been a target for counter terrorism efforts, namely the use of counter narrative videos to disrupt and refute the messages put forth by these groups. Keep Reading
Understand that meaning-making happens when internalized narratives interact with external events, people, ideas. Keep Reading
Maan originated the groundbreaking theory of internarrative identity, a road map for resilient identity created out of personal and cultural conflict. Her work has had far-reaching implications for conflict resolution and community engagement in hostile environments. Keep Reading
By understanding subconscious narratives we learn what the target audience doesn’t know about itself. Keep Reading
Some commenters took the counternarrative and speaker having been from their country as an insult to their national pride and thus suggested that they did not find the speaker credible. Keep Reading
Coalition forces are having serious trouble keeping up in the narrative space. Keeping up is a bad idea, anyway. Keep Reading
The first line of defense has been, and may always be, physically eliminating locations of ISIS media points and arresting those pushing out online content. Keep Reading
In crafting effective counter-messaging tools, one must consider the messenger, the audience and the medium. Keep Reading
Videos stimulate much-needed discussions on contentious socio-political issues that often fuel violent extremism. Keep Reading