The information war in Ukraine

Published: March 7, 2022, 9:10 a.m.

A new battlefield in Ukraine has opened up as each side fights to control the narrative of the ongoing war. \n\nSome experts say Ukraine and its allies are winning the information war by implementing a multifaceted strategy that includes pushing David and Goliath stories \u2013 even ones that may not be true \u2013 and creating a phone line where Russian parents can check in on their conscripted sons.\n\nOn the other side, Russia \u2013 a country known for its relative success in shaping international media narratives \u2013 is clamping down. \n\nToday on Front Burner, Peter W. Singer, a senior fellow with the New America think tank, takes us to the front lines of the information war and explains why this fight matters.