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SUMMARY:Knight Smart Cities Lab 2021 | Knight Foundation
DESCRIPTION:As communities continue to rebuild and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic\, how can they harness the lessons they’ve learned in the past year to build resiliency and prepare for future challenges? \nAt the 2021 Knight Smart Cities Lab\, we’ll help community leaders and technologists explore how to leverage federal funding\, data and digital technology to help make strong decisions and improve quality of life for residents in 2021 and beyond. \n[…]\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/knight-smart-cities-lab-2021-knight-foundation/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210729T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210729T110000
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
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SUMMARY:Webinar: How the Indigenous Investigative Collective use public records to show dire gaps in COVID-19 data access | MuckRock
DESCRIPTION:In May of 2020\, the Navajo Nation reported one of the highest per-capita COVID-19 infection rates in the United States. But even the dire official numbers didn’t tell the full story. The Native American Journalists Association’s Indigenous Investigative Collective brought together three newsrooms to launch a public records campaign to dig into how a mix of varying access rules and bureaucratic intransigence have made it impossible to get a complete picture of the pandemic\, hampering efforts at accountability and relief. \nCome hear the story behind the reporting as members of the cross-newsroom Indigenous Investigative Collective share how they used public records to dig into the poor data keeping that hid the impact of COVID-19 on the Navajo Nation. The IIC\, a project of the Native American Journalists Association\, brought together High Country News\, Indian Country Today\, and Searchlight New Mexico on the investigation in partnership with MuckRock and with the support of JSK-Big Local News. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/webinar-how-the-indigenous-investigative-collective-use-public-records-to-show-dire-gaps-in-covid-19-data-access-muckrock/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210806T000000
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
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SUMMARY:Beyond Misinformation: Towards a Research Agenda for Information Ecosystems\, Network Dynamics and Emergent Epistemologies | C4 lab
DESCRIPTION:This workshop starts from the premise that the problem of online misinformation is a symptom\, not a cause. While undeniably problematic\, misinformation is the current cause célèbre of a larger class of pathological dynamics that have emerged in our evolving digital media ecosystems and cause harm at different systemic levels. These dynamics are exacerbated by many aspects of our evolving digital infrastructure\, including the affordances of different media platforms\, algorithmic filters\, the loss of trusted gatekeepers\, the attention economy\, and ever evolving modes of journalism. Additionally\, cognitive factors as well as offline social structures\, including systems of oppression\, play an enormous role in shaping the consensual realities that emerge in digital spaces. \nThis is a wicked problem\, and while many dimensions of the problem have been examined\, a more complete articulation requires the synthesis of insights from scholars across many disciplines. Our hope is that this workshop will provide a vehicle for this process and pave the way to a research agenda that leads to solutions. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/beyond-misinformation-towards-a-research-agenda-for-information-ecosystems-network-dynamics-and-emergent-epistemologies-c4-lab/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210809T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210813T150000
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
CREATED:20210726T133807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210726T155052Z
UID:68043-1628506800-1628866800@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:Politics and Computational Social Science (PaCSS) | Northeastern University
DESCRIPTION:The fourth annual Politics and Computational Social Science (PaCSS) conference will take place virtually August 9 – 13 between 11 am – 3 pm EDT. Register now at http://pacss.eventbrite.com. The registration fee of $20 will help us cover conference expenses. We are dedicated to keeping this conference open and accessible and we ask that you email us at politics.css@gmail.com if you would like to request a registration waiver. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/politics-and-computational-social-science-pacss-northeastern-university/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210813T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210817T000000
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
CREATED:20210809T152325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210809T152850Z
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SUMMARY:Wikimania | Wikimedia
DESCRIPTION:Wikimania is the Wikimedia movement’s annual conference celebrating the free knowledge projects made possible by the volunteer community and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation – Commons\, MediaWiki\, Meta-Wiki\, Wikibooks\, Wikidata\, Wikinews\, Wikipedia\, Wikiquote\, Wikisource\, Wikispecies\,  Wikiversity\, Wikivoyage\, Wiktionary – with three days of conferences\, discussions\, meetups\, training\, and workshops. Hundreds of volunteers and Free Knowledge leaders from around the world gather to discuss issues\, report on new projects and approaches\, and exchange ideas. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/wikimania-wikimedia/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210818
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210820
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
CREATED:20210809T145518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210809T152001Z
UID:68342-1629244800-1629417599@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:Global Disinfo Summit
DESCRIPTION:The events of 2020 have demonstrated the power of disinformation and its effect on the public’s perceptions. New technologies\, such as the broad adoption and availability of Artificial Intelligence\, will continue to blur the lines between what is real and what is fake. \nInstant access to global platforms has resulted in a proliferation of conspiracy theories\, disinformation\, fake news\, digital scams\, and a host of other problems. \nThis 2-day virtual conference GLOBAL DISINFO SUMMIT brings together leading academic scientists\, defense\, law and order\, researchers\, and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences\, research results\, and counter measures to combat all aspects of Fake News\, Social Media Manipulation and Misinformation. \n[…]\n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/global-disinfo-summit/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210917T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210917T133000
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
CREATED:20210908T173510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210908T175212Z
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SUMMARY:Responding to AI Enabled Surveillance and Digital Authoritarianism | Berkman Klein Center
DESCRIPTION:This event is part of a three-part symposium on Security\, Privacy\, and Innovation: Reshaping Law for the AI Era.  The first\, Responding to AI Enabled Surveillance and Digital Authoritarianism is on September 17\, 2021\, the second\, Constitutional Values and the Rule of Law in the AI Era: Confronting a Changing Threat Landscape is on September 24\, 2021\, and the third\, Protecting and Promoting AI Innovation: Patent Eligibility Reform as an Imperative for National Security and Innovation is on October 1\, 2021.   Please join us for all! \nThe first session of the symposium will examine the potential uses of AI-enabled technologies to supercharge surveillance\, suppress dissent\, enable human rights violations\, collect personal data\, and impose social control around the world. The panel will convene legal and technological experts to address the role of international law\, technical standards bodies\, and organizations like the OECD to address this growing challenge and explore how democratic nations can use legal tools to promote responsible technology and counter malign uses of AI-enabled systems. \n[…] \n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/responding-to-ai-enabled-surveillance-and-digital-authoritarianism-berkman-klein-center/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210921T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210924T143000
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
CREATED:20210922T204525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210922T205558Z
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SUMMARY:Towards a Post-Pandemic World: Lessons from COVID-19 for Now and the Future | NASEM
DESCRIPTION:Event Listing Header  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin the Forum on Microbial Threats for an exciting virtual conversation about what we’ve learned from 15 months of living through a global pandemic. The workshop will broadly examine responses to COVID-19 in the U.S. and abroad\, and will host retrospective and prospective discussions on the broad impacts of the pandemic on human health and society. Events will highlight successes\, missed opportunities\, and emerging data in order to extract key understandings that leaders in governments\, public health systems\, the private sector\, and communities can incorporate into their ongoing pandemic responses now with a view towards enhancing resilience and preparedness for future outbreaks. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/towards-a-post-pandemic-world-lessons-from-covid-19-for-now-and-the-future-tickets-tue-sep-21-2021-at-1000-am-eventbrite/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210924T120000
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
CREATED:20210908T173518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210908T175055Z
UID:68873-1632484800-1632484800@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:Constitutional Values and the Rule of Law in the AI Era: Confronting a Changing Threat Landscape | Berkman Klein Center
DESCRIPTION:This event is part of a three-part symposium on Security\, Privacy\, and Innovation: Reshaping Law for the AI Era.  The first\, Responding to AI Enabled Surveillance and Digital Authoritarianism is on September 17\, 2021\, the second\, Constitutional Values and the Rule of Law in the AI Era: Confronting a Changing Threat Landscape is on September 24\, 2021\, and the third\, Protecting and Promoting AI Innovation: Patent Eligibility Reform as an Imperative for National Security and Innovation is on October 1\, 2021.  Please join us for all! \nThe second session of the symposium will focus on how AI-enabled technologies are changing the threat landscape and consider safeguards needed to protect constitutional values and the rule of law more broadly. An expert legal panel will consider issues such as the adequacy of  the Fourth Amendment in the AI era; the unique equities and issues raised by government use of AI in the intelligence\, law enforcement\, and border security contexts; and growing concerns around  algorithmic bias\, biometric technologies\, deep fakes\, malign information\, and other AI-enabled cyber activities\, and the need for regulation to address these challenges. \n[…]\n\n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/constitutional-values-and-the-rule-of-law-in-the-ai-era-confronting-a-changing-threat-landscape-berkman-klein-center/
CATEGORIES:Conference
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211001T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211001T140000
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
CREATED:20210908T173526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210908T174829Z
UID:68872-1633089600-1633096800@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:Protecting and Promoting AI Innovation: Patent Eligibility Reform as an Imperative for National Security and Innovation | Berkman Klein Center
DESCRIPTION:This event is part of a three-part symposium on Security\, Privacy\, and Innovation: Reshaping Law for the AI Era.  The first\, Responding to AI Enabled Surveillance and Digital Authoritarianism is on September 17\, 2021\, the second\, Constitutional Values and the Rule of Law in the AI Era: Confronting a Changing Threat Landscape is on September 24\, 2021\, and the third\, Protecting and Promoting AI Innovation: Patent Eligibility Reform as an Imperative for National Security and Innovation is on October 1\, 2021.  Please join us for all! \nThe third session of the symposium will consist of two one-hour panels with a 10 minute intermission in between. The first panel will feature a debate between arguments for and against reform to the patent eligibility doctrine. \nThe second panel will add further insight to these positions and discuss practical impacts on innovation in AI and other emerging technologies. The discussion will cover national security implications\, capacity\, and comparative issues. \n[…]\n\n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/protecting-and-promoting-ai-innovation-patent-eligibility-reform-as-an-imperative-for-national-security-and-innovation-berkman-klein-center/
CATEGORIES:Conference
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211007T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211008T000000
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
CREATED:20210726T133851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210726T155813Z
UID:68045-1633564800-1633651200@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:Conference for Truth and Trust Online | Truth and Trust Online
DESCRIPTION:While trustworthy online spaces benefit everyone\, untrustworthy content and behaviour can divide\, confuse\, and cause real harm. \nThe annual Conference for Truth and Trust Online is organised as a unique collaboration between practitioners\, technologists\, academics and platforms\, to share\, discuss\, and collaborate on useful technical innovations and research in the space. \nOur mission is to bring together all parties working toward improving the truthfulness and trustworthiness of online communications. TTO is an annual forum for academia\, industry\, non-profit organizations\, and other stakeholders to discuss the problems facing (social) media platforms and technical solutions to understand and address them. \n\n\n\n\n #post-##  \n\n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/conference-for-truth-and-trust-online-truth-and-trust-online/
CATEGORIES:Call for Paper or Proposal,Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211018T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211018T163000
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
CREATED:20210929T184653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210929T191003Z
UID:69221-1634551200-1634574600@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:AI in Healthcare: Mitigating Disparities\, Biases & Misinformation | Hariri Institute
DESCRIPTION:Event Listing Header  \n\n\nArtificial Intelligence (AI) and social media are finding useful applications in health care\, yet\, their use may perpetuate or even accentuate inequities\, disparities\, and the critical role of social determinants of health\, or even facilitate the spread of health-related misinformation. The symposium will convene AI experts\, medical researchers and practitioners\, and computer and social scientists. The objective is to seek consensus and synthesize ideas coming from different vantage points on how to (1) approach algorithmic or data biases and develop methods to mitigate them\, (2) develop a framework to leverage AI as part of a learning\, continually improving health systems\, and (3) grapple with the increasing influence of social media in the public perception of health issues\, especially their role in spreading misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic.\n\n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/ai-in-healthcare-mitigating-disparities-biases-misinformation-hariri-institute/
CATEGORIES:Conference
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211102T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211103T000000
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
CREATED:20211101T144445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211101T145931Z
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SUMMARY:Lessons From the First Internet Ages | Knight Foundation
DESCRIPTION:What is the future of the internet? Thirty years after the creation of the first web page\, what have we learned about the impact of the internet on communication\, connection\, and democracy? \nJoin the Knight Foundation for Lessons from the First Internet Ages\, a virtual symposium that will explore and evaluate what key figures in the development of the internet and online communities have learned from their experiences. Curated by two leading experts on internet law\, these conversations will feature contributions from pivotal internet figures\, technologists\, and cyber scholars. \nCurated by Mary Anne Franks and Eric Goldman \n[…]\n\n\n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/lessons-from-the-first-internet-ages-knight-foundation/
CATEGORIES:Conference
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211102T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211103T160000
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
CREATED:20211006T145435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211006T145953Z
UID:69333-1635858000-1635955200@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:Lessons from the First Internet Ages Symposium | Knight Foundation
DESCRIPTION:What is the future of the Internet? Thirty years after the creation of the first web page\, what have we learned about the impact of the Internet on communication\, connection\, and democracy? \nJoin the Knight Foundation for Lessons from the First Internet Ages\, a virtual symposium that will explore and evaluate what key figures in the development of the Internet and online communities have learned from their experiences. Curated by two leading experts on Internet law\, these conversations will feature contributions from pivotal Internet figures\, technologists\, and cyber scholars. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/lessons-from-the-first-internet-ages-symposium-knight-foundation/
CATEGORIES:Conference
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211202T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211203T160000
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
CREATED:20211130T035255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211130T041906Z
UID:70172-1638464400-1638547200@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:Center for Media at Risk Symposium: Image-Based Abuse | Annenberg
DESCRIPTION:Image-based abuse is a public health crisis that silences marginalized groups and degrades public discourse. Ranging across the COVID-19 pandemic\, political campaigns and social network reform\, image-based abuse finds its way into nearly every pressing public issue today. This symposium will identify patterning in its occurrence\, strategize research agendas for its clarification and develop policy recommendations and best practices for its resistance and prevention. Organized by the Center for Media at Risk at Penn’s Annenberg School for Communication in partnership with the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative\, it will take place on Friday\, December 3\, 2021\, with a keynote event occurring the evening of Thursday\, December 2. Its objective is to provide a space for researchers\, policymakers and victim-activists from different geographical contexts to meet\, share findings and develop collaborative agendas. The symposium will also include a digital self-care workshop that will provide tailored advice for safely researching digital abuse. \n[…]\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/center-for-media-at-risk-symposium-image-based-abuse-annenberg/
CATEGORIES:Conference
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220222T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220224T000000
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
CREATED:20220131T211539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220131T214405Z
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SUMMARY:Knight Media Forum 2022  | Knight Foundation
DESCRIPTION:On Feb. 22-24\, join us virtually for the 15th Annual Knight Media Forum (KMF)\, where we will examine current trends impacting our democracy. Top thought leaders in philanthropy\, journalism\, education\, tech and policy will share their insights and answer your questions about the hot topics across communities and the nation. \n\nKMF is the premiere event for leaders across these sectors to put forward new ideas and exchange diverse perspectives. At year 15 and looking forward\, Knight Media Forum provides a respected platform to discuss relevant trends affecting American society now and in the future. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/knight-media-forum-2022-knight-foundation/
CATEGORIES:Conference
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220309
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220311
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
CREATED:20211214T213325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211215T144313Z
UID:70504-1646784000-1646956799@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:True Costs of Misinformation Workshop | Harvard Shorenstein Center
DESCRIPTION:What are the financial\, social\, and human costs of misinformation? What is the price that businesses\, hospitals\, civil society groups\, and schools pay for false or misleading information online? How can researchers support public officials and especially the communities targeted by disinformation campaigns when costing out “fake news funds” and building capacity for digital resilience? Can we put a price tag on misinformation\, and if so\, how\, and who is responsible for paying it? \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/true-costs-of-misinformation-workshop-harvard-shorenstein-center/
LOCATION:Harvard University\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts
CATEGORIES:Call for Paper or Proposal,Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220329
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220331
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
CREATED:20220328T191945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220328T192449Z
UID:72180-1648512000-1648684799@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:Trust in News: Fighting Disinformation | BBC Academy
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to Trust In News 2022: a two day virtual conference\, which returns for a second year running – packed with insightful learnings\, practical presentations and workshops. We’ll explore the fresh challenges in tackling disinformation and give you some of the tools you need to join the fight. \nSpeakers will include representatives from the Trusted News Initiative: a partnership of organisations including the BBC\, Meta\, Twitter\, Reuters\, AFP and The Washington Post. It is the only forum in the world of its kind designed to take on disinformation in real time. \nOn day one we will address protecting democracies around the world from the threat of disinformation. Original research\, commissioned by the BBC\, about news brands and reaching people who have misinformed views\, will be presented by Rasmus Kleis Nielsen\, Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. On day two\, we’ll explore the danger to life that disinformation can cause and how to defend against it. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/trust-in-news-fighting-disinformation-bbc/
CATEGORIES:Conference
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220331T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220331T170000
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
CREATED:20220328T184149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220328T184758Z
UID:72162-1648724400-1648746000@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:The Social Media Summit | MIT
DESCRIPTION:The Social Media Summit @ MIT (SMS @ MIT) brings together the world’s leaders in social technology to examine one of the most critical and compelling issues of our time – the impact of social media on our democracies\, our economies\, and our public health — with a vision to craft meaningful solutions to the social media crisis. \nSocial media has become a dominant force for information flow in modern life – it is now a major channel for social interaction\, political communication\, and commercial marketing. This rise of social media has fundamentally changed the world’s information landscape from a comparatively small number of information producers (e.g. news networks) to large numbers of producers\, distributors\, and receivers. This democratization of content production and distribution has had a profound impact on how people understand the world. Not only has the volume of information increased\, but with the removal of gatekeepers on distribution\, the diversity (and thus variation in quality) of the available information has also increased. This has both positive and negative impacts on individuals and society. The purpose of this event is to understand the impact of social media\, revisit public policy frameworks that will best govern this impact\, and craft an agenda going forward about how to achieve the promise of social media and avoid it’s peril. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/the-social-media-summit-mit/
CATEGORIES:Conference
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220403
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
CREATED:20220328T192400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220328T192642Z
UID:72183-1648771200-1648943999@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:Symposium on Disinformation Studies | Swarthmore College
DESCRIPTION:A central feature of the Disinformation Studies program is the annual Symposium on Disinformation Studies. The Symposium is a multiday\, interdisciplinary\, cross-sector conference featuring practitioners and scholars who diagnose the mechanisms and effects of information warfare\, foster nuanced understanding of contemporary processes of disinformation\, prognosticate on the probable evolution of disinformation\, and generate interdisciplinary solutions to the problems caused or exacerbated by disinformation spread. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/symposium-on-disinformation-studies-swarthmore-college/
CATEGORIES:Conference
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220406
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220409
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
CREATED:20220328T185025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220328T185329Z
UID:72166-1649203200-1649462399@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:Disinformation and the Erosion of Democracy | University of Chicago
DESCRIPTION:With democracies across the globe under assault\,The University of Chicago’s nonpartisan Institute of Politics and The Atlantic are hosting Disinformation and the Erosion of Democracy\, a groundbreaking three-day event exploring the organized spread of disinformation and strategies to respond to it. \nThe conference\, April 6 to 8\, will explore the roots and scope of the problem\, the next-generation threats posed by new technological advances\, and the tools and policies required to neutralize them. Panels will also discuss the challenge presented when the term disinformation itself becomes fractious\, and the tension between free expression and the need to combat wanton and willful disinformation aimed at eroding it. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/disinformation-and-the-erosion-of-democracy-university-of-chicago/
CATEGORIES:Conference
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220408
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220409
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
CREATED:20220303T132610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220303T133550Z
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SUMMARY:Lies\, Free Speech\, and the Law | Knight First Amendment Institute
DESCRIPTION:On April 8\, 2022\, the Knight Institute will host a symposium to explore how the law regulates or should regulate false and misleading speech. The symposium\, titled “Lies\, Free Speech\, and the Law\,” is being overseen by the Institute’s Senior Visiting Research Scholar Genevieve Lakier and will take place at Columbia University. \nThe symposium will focus on five themes that examine the connections between lies\, freedom of speech (construed broadly)\, and the law. These are: 1) the sociological and constitutional status of false or misleading speech; 2) defining the category of lies; 3) structural regulation and the problem of lies; 4) government lies; and 5) the deregulation of disclosure. \nDue to university restrictions\, only Columbia University students\, faculty\, and staff will be allowed to attend in person. We encourage everyone else to please join us online. All panels will be livestreamed. Please RSVP to receive links and updates about the program. \n[…]\n\n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/lies-free-speech-and-the-law-knight-first-amendment-institute/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220413T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220413T170000
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
CREATED:20220303T132838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220303T134117Z
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SUMMARY:The Future of Social Media: Covering\, Researching\, and Regulating Platforms | NYU’s Center for Social Media and Politics
DESCRIPTION:Social media platforms generate mountains of data — about what we like\, what news we read\, and who we talk to. This information\, for the most part\, is only available to the companies themselves\, meaning journalists\, researchers\, policymakers\, and the public lack a clear understanding of how social media impacts our society. The Facebook Papers changed that. The internal research not only revealed the potential harms caused by its platforms\, but that Facebook knew about those harms and did little to stop them. Now\, with an explosion of attention around this issue\, we must ask — what’s next?\n\nThis half-day virtual symposium brings together a range of journalists\, researchers\, and legal experts to explore that question and examine how to cover\, research\, and regulate social media platforms in the wake of the Facebook Papers. Join us for one panel or the entire event.\n\nThis event is co-sponsored by: NYU’s Center for Social Media & Politics\, Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy at NYU School of Law\, CUNY Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism\, NYU Arts & Science\, and NYU Brademas Center.\n\n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/the-future-of-social-media-covering-researching-and-regulating-platforms-nyus-center-for-social-media-and-politics/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220422
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220424
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
CREATED:20220303T134159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220328T193056Z
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SUMMARY:CSMaP Second Annual Conference | NYU’s Center for Social Media and Politics
DESCRIPTION:We convened 50 leading scholars for a two-day virtual conference to present research on a range of topics at the intersection of social media and politics\, with particular focus paid to the relationship between social media and polarization. \n*Presented virtually on Zoom due to coronavirus health precautions \nAll times listed in Eastern Standard Time (EST) \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/csmap-second-annual-conference-nyus-center-for-social-media-and-politics/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220728T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220728T140000
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
CREATED:20220726T195447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220726T195447Z
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SUMMARY:New COVID States Project Report: The Dobbs Decision\, Support for Abortion\, and 2022 Voting
DESCRIPTION:A team of researchers from the COVID States Project will discuss the findings from their latest report comparing public attitudes regarding abortion before and after the Dobbs decision was announced\, and the implications of the decision for the upcoming midterm elections. \n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/new-covid-states-project-report-the-dobbs-decision-support-for-abortion-and-2022-voting/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220929T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220930T180000
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
CREATED:20220824T135808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220824T135808Z
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SUMMARY:Trust & Safety Research Conference | SIO & TSF
DESCRIPTION:Hosted at Stanford University’s Frances. C. Arrillaga Alumni Center\, the Trust and Safety Research Conference will convene trust and safety practitioners\, people in government and civil society\, and academics in fields like computer science\, sociology\, law\, and political science to think deeply about trust and safety issues. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/trust-safety-research-conference-sio-tsf/
LOCATION:Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center\, 326 Galvez Street\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221011
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221013
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
CREATED:20220920T164056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220920T164056Z
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SUMMARY:Multidisciplinary International Symposium on Disinformation in Open Online Media (MISDOOM)
DESCRIPTION:After three successful editions\, the Multidisciplinary International Symposium on Disinformation in Open Online Media (MISDOOM) returns for a 4th edition\, this time hosted as a fully virtual conference by Boise State University on October 11-12\, 2022.  \nThe symposium brings together researchers from multiple disciplines\, including communication science\, computer science\, computational social science\, political science\, psychology\, journalism\, and media studies\, as well as industry and practitioners in journalism and online media. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/multidisciplinary-international-symposium-on-disinformation-in-open-online-media-misdoom-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230623T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230624T235959
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
CREATED:20230222T163751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T163751Z
UID:77367-1687478400-1687651199@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:The Joint Computation + Journalism European Data & Computational Journalism Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Computation+Journalism and European Data & Computational Journalism Conference aims to bring together industry\, practitioners and academics in the fields of journalism and news production. It will be hosted on June 23-24 at ETH Zurich\, Switzerland. \nThis unique conference will focus on information\, data\, social and computer sciences\, facilitating a multidisciplinary discussion on these topics in order to advance research and practice in the broad area of Data and Computational Journalism. This is a venue where journalists and researchers meet –— news organisations share experiences with computational and social scientists\, and together explore new kinds of practices that can serve the public good. The conference will present a mix of academic talks and keynotes from industry leaders. \nThis is the 10th edition of the Computation+Journalism Symposium (C+J)\, and the 4th edition of the European Data and Computational Journalism Conference (datajconf)\, held together jointly for the first time in 2023 in Zurich\, Switzerland. It is also the first time that the C+J Symposium will be held outside of the US.
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/the-joint-computation-journalism-european-data-computational-journalism-conference/
LOCATION:ETH Zurich\, Zurich\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Call for Paper or Proposal,Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230629T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230629T160000
DTSTAMP:20261017T162549
CREATED:20230531T164635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230831T190311Z
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SUMMARY:Meet the future of AI (and us!): registration for the event now open | vera.ai VERification Assisted by Artificial Intelligence
DESCRIPTION:Maarten Schenk is co-founder of Belgian fact-checking outlet Lead Stories. He is very active in the field of debunking. At the International Journalism Festival in Perugia\, DW’s Jochen Spangenberg asked him about his views on how Artificial Intelligence will impact the production as well as spreading of disinformation\, and what this means for fact-checkers like him.
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/meet-the-future-of-ai-and-us-registration-for-the-event-now-open-vera-ai-verification-assisted-by-artificial-intelligence/
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231013T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231014T130000
DTSTAMP:20261017T162550
CREATED:20230831T193720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230926T192519Z
UID:78242-1697220000-1697288400@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:Conferences | SUNY Council on Writing
DESCRIPTION:Call for Proposals\, 2023\n“Writing\, Thinking\, and Learning with AI:\nExploring Relationships of Rhetoric and Artificial Intelligence”  \nJoin us October 13–14\, 2023\, for a virtual conference hosted by the SUNY Council on Writing and the Program in Writing and Rhetoric at Stony Brook University \nThe recent attention given to the topic of artificial intelligence has been largely attributed to the introduction of ChatGPT\, the conversational (and controversial) chatbot released by OpenAI. ChatGPT\, itself an assemblage of many technologies like large language models\, neural networks\, and natural language processing that we colloquially simplify to “AI\,” represents only a portion of the larger landscape of machine learning and artificial intelligence development that has taken place over decades. But the sudden explosion of public access to sophisticated generative AI programs like ChatGPT has pushed into the mainstream the idea that machines can “write” (perhaps even in ways some readers see as cogent and well-reasoned) in response to open-ended questions. What does it mean to practice rhetoric in this age of artificial intelligence? What does it mean\, more broadly\, to write\, think\, and learn? How does this new development in “writing technology” reshape our understanding and practice as human rhetors? What are the areas of concern and/or potential\, and how do we address them in different disciplines and contexts? What rhetorical relationships of AI and writing\, thinking\, and learning might we wish to amplify or attenuate? \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/conferences-suny-council-on-writing/
LOCATION:Stony Brooke University
CATEGORIES:Conference
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