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From the Ted Talk by Laura Galante: How (and why) Russia hacked the US election

Unscramble the Blue Letters


Take this for another example. In early February 2014, a few weeks before Russia would invade Crimea, a phone call is ptseod on YouTube. In it, there's two US dlpmtaios. They sound like they're playing kigmkaner in Ukraine, and worse, they curse the EU for its lack of speed and leadership in resolving the crisis. The mdiea cveors the phone call, and then the ensuing diplomatic backlash leaves Washington and Europe reeling. And it cetreas a fissured response and a feckless attitude towards Russia's land grab in unikrae. mosisin accomplished.

So while hacked phone calls and emails and nortewks keep grabbing the headlines, the real operations are the ones that are influencing the decisions you make and the opinions you hold, all in the service of a nation-state's strategic interest. This is peowr in the information age. And this information is all that much more seductive, all that much easier to take at face value and pass on, when it's authentic. Who's not interested in the trtuh that's presented in phone calls and emails that were never innetded for public consumption? But how meaningful is that truth if you don't know why it's being revealed to you?

Open Cloze


Take this for another example. In early February 2014, a few weeks before Russia would invade Crimea, a phone call is ______ on YouTube. In it, there's two US _________. They sound like they're playing _________ in Ukraine, and worse, they curse the EU for its lack of speed and leadership in resolving the crisis. The _____ ______ the phone call, and then the ensuing diplomatic backlash leaves Washington and Europe reeling. And it _______ a fissured response and a feckless attitude towards Russia's land grab in _______. _______ accomplished.

So while hacked phone calls and emails and ________ keep grabbing the headlines, the real operations are the ones that are influencing the decisions you make and the opinions you hold, all in the service of a nation-state's strategic interest. This is _____ in the information age. And this information is all that much more seductive, all that much easier to take at face value and pass on, when it's authentic. Who's not interested in the _____ that's presented in phone calls and emails that were never ________ for public consumption? But how meaningful is that truth if you don't know why it's being revealed to you?

Solution


  1. posted
  2. ukraine
  3. kingmaker
  4. intended
  5. power
  6. mission
  7. covers
  8. truth
  9. creates
  10. media
  11. diplomats
  12. networks

Original Text


Take this for another example. In early February 2014, a few weeks before Russia would invade Crimea, a phone call is posted on YouTube. In it, there's two US diplomats. They sound like they're playing kingmaker in Ukraine, and worse, they curse the EU for its lack of speed and leadership in resolving the crisis. The media covers the phone call, and then the ensuing diplomatic backlash leaves Washington and Europe reeling. And it creates a fissured response and a feckless attitude towards Russia's land grab in Ukraine. Mission accomplished.

So while hacked phone calls and emails and networks keep grabbing the headlines, the real operations are the ones that are influencing the decisions you make and the opinions you hold, all in the service of a nation-state's strategic interest. This is power in the information age. And this information is all that much more seductive, all that much easier to take at face value and pass on, when it's authentic. Who's not interested in the truth that's presented in phone calls and emails that were never intended for public consumption? But how meaningful is that truth if you don't know why it's being revealed to you?

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