Resource December 15, 2017

Meet the Journalist: Wes Bruer

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Priyank Mathur, creator of the "Fight Terror With Comedy" programs rides in a rickshaw through Mumbai. Image by Wes Bruer. India, 2017.
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If you are scared of terrorists, they relish that. If you express hatred towards them, they feed off...

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Still from video by Wes Bruer. India, 2017.
Still from video by Wes Bruer. India, 2017.

In this project journalist Wes Bruer looks at a State Department-funded pilot program to support the production of viral comedy videos that lampoon the lives of ISIS terrorists in an attempt to curb the online influence and recruitment efforts of young Muslims around the world.

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