the New Knowledge boss (also boss of Data for Democracy) Jonathon Morgan & his co-author J.M. Berger:
LinkedIn: Jonathon Morgan, CEO at New Knowledge
Austin, Texas Area
ISIS Twitter Census
March 2015 – March 2015
An exhaustive investigation into ISIS activity on Twitter co-authored with author and journalist JM Berger. The report was published by the Brookings Institute and funded by Google Ideas. Its release was covered by dozens of international media outlets, including the New York Times, Washington Post, NPR, CNN and Fox News.
From Brookings etc...
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathonmorgan
here’s Berger:
VIDEO: 2 Dec: Mediaite: Extremism Expert Warns Trump Could Rile Up His Base: ‘If He Called for Violence, There Would be Violence’
by Tamar Auber
During an interview with SiriusXMProgress host Dean Obeidallah, extremism expert J.M. Berger warned that President Donald Trump could potentially rile his base up to the point of violence...
“If he [Trump] called for violence, there would be violence,” Berger replied, after saying that the presidency is a pretty powerful bullhorn and pulpit.
He added: “I think that is a pretty easy call. Where that puts him on the spectrum in between extremism and authoritarianism is a little more complicated.”...
“I will not make the direct comparison, but if you looking at somebody like Hitler, he had a very well developed extremist ideology he was advancing,” he continued on. “It was very specific … we don’t have that with Trump.”
He then said only time will tell how history will ultimately judge Trump.
“I think history will probably end up looking at him as an authoritarian who attempted to use extremism to his advantage,” Berger surmised. “But there is still a lot that could happen.”...
https://www.mediaite.com/donald-trump/extremism-expert-warns-trump-could-rile-up-his-base-if-he-called-for-violence-there-would-be-violence/