#10 Tom Kent on Striking Back

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During this discussion,</span> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tjrkent/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Tom Kent</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">joins The Cognitive Crucible to talk about his recent book:</span> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0998666092/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=ipa09b-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0998666092&linkId=171cbc3a6c8bd8bbdcab35822353277b"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Striking Back: Overt and Covert Options to Combat Russian Disinformation</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. The wide ranging discussion covers the origins of Radio Free Europe, ethics, election meddling, and the story of The West.</span></p> <p><a href= "https://information-professionals.org/episode/cognitive-crucible-episode-10"> Click here for full show notes & resources</a><strong><br /></strong></p> <p><strong>Bio</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">: <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/tjrkent/">Tom Kent</a> teaches about Russian affairs and disinformation at Columbia University. He was president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty until 2018. Previously, he was Moscow bureau chief, international editor and standards editor of The Associated Press. He consults on disinformation, journalism and ethics for government, non-governmental organizations, media, and corporate clients. His new book: Striking Back: Overt and Covert Options to Combat Russian Disinformation will be published in September 2020.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Find out more about the</span> <a href= "https://information-professionals.org/event/convergence-and-information-advantage"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Virtual Panel on Convergence and Information Advantage</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, which is co-sponsored by IPA and AFCEA Alamo Chapter.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">IPA is a non-profit organization dedicated to exploring the role of information activities, such as influence and cogniti