“In the second country case study published under the Disarming Disinformation project, we examine the critical role played by the ethnic and Indigenous press in countering disinformation in the U.S. We highlight unique challenges ethnic and Indigenous outlets face related to disinformation during the 2024 U.S. presidential election.The findings come from a far-reaching, mixed methods analysis of news articles, social media posts, public opinion data and in-depth interviews with journalists who are on the front lines in the fight against rising authoritarianism in the U.S. The report presents 22 recommendations for newsrooms, journalism-supporting civil society organizations and others based on insights from case studies focused on Asian American, Black, Indigenous and Latino news outlets with diverse business models, ownership structures and approaches to counter-disinformation work. This study is based on research led by ICFJ researchers in collaboration with academics from Arizona State University, the University of Maryland and the City St. George’s University of London, which involved:

• Computational and manual analysis of over 10,000 news articles and social media posts during the 2024 presidential election
• In- depth case studies focused on five media outlets serving Black, Indigenous, Latino and Asian American communities in the U.S.
• Interviews with 45 U.S. journalists working for the Indigenous and ethnic press
• A public opinion survey of 1,020 American adults focused on attitudes to disinformation, targeted attacks on the press and the news media’s democratic function…”
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