former president donald trump has left florida he is expected to touch down at laguardia airport any moment now, ahead of his historic arraignment in a manhattan criminal court tomorrow. what things will look like inside the courtroom after his booking and how much of it we re actually expected to see, all of that is coming up for you. and officials are leaving no stone unturned when it comes to security across this city. we ve got our reporters on the ground in manhattan where barricades are already up, protesters are expected to start gathering as well. almost every member of the nypd s 36,000 person force is now in uniform and on stand by and as donald trump continues to lash out on social media, how much more room is there for him to damage his own tastes we have got some new reaction from alvin bragg s predecessor coming your way shortly. join me right now from outside that courthouse in new york. we have nbc news correspondent garrett haake, outside of trump tower, nb
manhattan now, he has left queens on his way. he s not met with much traffic it would seem that the nypd has done a good job of suppressing anybody and keeping the roads clear for a bit of time until he gets to midtown and his apartment there in trump tower on i believe it s 58th and 5th avenue but tell me what you re seeing where you are and what the expectations are reporter: well, throughout the day down here at the courthouse, we have seen increasing both the security footprint and the media footprint, global media footprint here, folks from around the world coming to cover us we heard the trump campaign and their response to the motion to have cameras in the courtroom described not wanting to contribute to a media circus the circus has been coming to town over the last week or so, and has set up across the street on 100 center street from where mr. trump would be tomorrow. now, the security presence here is notable it s visible
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The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This conversation with Sarah Cook – research director for China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan at Freedom House and author of “China’s Global Media Footprint: Democratic Responses to Expanding Authoritarian Influence” (National Endowment for Democracy 2021) – is the 267th in “The Trans-Pacific View Insight Series.”
Explain the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in countering China’s global media footprint.
Non-governmental entities including journalists, civil society groups, think tanks, and technology firms are playing a crucial role in documenting and countering the coercive and covert aspects of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) global media footprint, often with some effect. One key example has been the exposure and analysis of disinformation c
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National Endowment for Democracy is warning that countries, including the U.S., need to be more vigilant about China’s expanding global media influence and the threats it poses.
Titled “China’s Global Media Footprint: Democratic Responses to Expanding Authoritarian Influence,” the report goes into detail on how Beijing has been “leveraging propaganda, disinformation, censorship, and influence over key nodes in the information flow.” All this in an effort to “shape media content” to portray the county and the regime in a positive light.
The report talks about how Beijing has exploited the openness of Western societies to manipulate foreign media content. This is a gray zone between established practices of diplomatic maneuvering and coercive activities that the report describes as “sharp power.”
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China’s crackdown on Uighurs and its initial cover-up surrounding the outbreak the COVID-19 pandemic have undermined the impact of its prolonged global image-crafting campaign, a new report argues.
China’s Global Media Footprint: Democratic Responses to Expanding Authoritarian Influencechronicles the rise of Beijing’s digital messaging machine over the past decade. These efforts to advance Beijing’s political priorities and open new investment opportunities have proven most effective in countries with weak institutions, where China can leverage the indebtedness of foreign governments.