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RECENT MEDIA COVERAGE: Julia Davis in the news

Julia Davis, M.S. is a Columnist for The Daily Beast, Washington Post Contributor, having served as a featured expert with the Atlantic Council’s Disinformation Portal – an interactive online portal and guide to the Kremlin’s information war. Julia provides reporting and analysis about Russia and Eastern Europe for The Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA).

Julia is a Russian Media analyst, who specializes in exposing Russian propaganda tactics, with focus on the Kremlin’s hybrid warfare and foreign policy. In 2024, she authored a book, “In Their Own Words: How Russian Propagandists Reveal Putin’s Intentions,” published by Columbia University Press, with a foreword by Timothy Snyder, a renowned historian and Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University.

Julia’s investigative reports and articles have repeatedly exposed Russia’s propaganda machine, prompting retractions and corrections by RT (formerly Russia Today) and other media outlets.

Julia created and operates the Russian Media Monitor, which is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that analyzes Russian state media in broader context of the Kremlin’s propaganda. Her reports have been cited by The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, CNN, Rolling Stone, MSNBC, USA Today, Voice of America/Polygraph, The Hill, Raw Story, The Wrap, The International Business Times, Metro (UK), Wall Street Journal, Dallas News, as well as multiple other publications and media outlets. Julia’s articles about Russian propaganda have been read, translated and shared all over the world.

Julia was a featured Speaker at the “Global Populisms and Their International Diffusion” conference at the Freeman Spogli Institute at Stanford University, a Guest Speaker for the class, “Russian Intelligence, Information Warfare, and Social Media” at the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs, a Speaker at the CASIS West Coast Security Conference, a Speaker at the Ohio University’s Baker Peace Conference: “A New Cold War?” and a Guest Lecturer for the class “Information Wars” at Georgetown University’s Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies.

Julia is a film and television producer, director, writer and member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Women In Film, the Screen Actors Guild, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association and other professional guilds and organizations. Julia was the first to produce a musical score featuring the National Ukrainian Orchestra for Paramount Pictures feature film “Deadly Outbreak.”

Julia has a Master’s Degree in Aviation and Spacecraft Engineering. She is multilingual and speaks several languages fluently, including English, Spanish, Russian (native speaker) and Ukrainian (native speaker).

Julia’s creative experience is vast, as an accredited producer, director, screenwriter and published author. Julia Davis is a former federal officer, having served with the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection as an Acting Supervisor. Utilizing her investigative background on Russia, Ukraine, Immigration and National Security, Julia has been featured on primetime news outlets, including CBS, MSNBC, CNN, HLN, Fox News, BBC, KTLA, KCLA and others, with commentary on national security, immigration, corruption, anti-terrorism, lack of whistleblower protection, human rights, civil rights, due process, as well as other issues of grave importance to all Americans.

Julia was designated a “Ukraine’s Friend of the Week” and the national newspaper of Ukraine, Kyiv Post honored her with the Order of Yaroslav the Wise, which has been given since 1995 for distinguished service to the nation.

Julia works in support of charitable organizations, such as the City of Hope, Wounded Warriors Chapter, Therapeutic Living Center for the Blind (sponsored by the Conrad Hilton Foundation), American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Humane Society, previously working with the Medal of Honor Society to pay tribute to our American heroes. During her career years in the film industry, Julia Davis served as a stunt double to Academy Award winners Angelina Jolie and Helen Hunt, working as a stuntwoman, Stunt Coordinator Second Unit Director, appearing in the international film franchise, “The Amazing Spider-Man 2″ and knows production from all aspects from concept to delivery, as bondable, bankable, on schedule, on budget.