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Controlling the Narrative: Matt Gurney on Canada's Info War Problem
Controlling the narrative: the White House announces your prime minister's phone call before you do. Americans are describing what was said on cable news. Your government hasn't issued a statement. The other side wrote the first draft of history, and you're standing there fact-checking someone else's version of your own conversation. Who's winning hearts and minds?
Matt Gurney calls it info war: government-led communication that establishes your version of events on the record. Israel did it during Gaza, putting out video clips, maps, military officers for press conferences. They knew public…
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