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SUMMARY:Using the F-word: Fascist drift in America | University of Virginia Democracy Initiative
DESCRIPTION:Trump supporters’ storming of the Capitol\, as Trump refused to concede his loss in the 2020 presidential election\, underscored the significant challenges confronting U.S. democracy. The presence of armed\, violent vigilante groups roaming city streets\, state capitals and university campuses\, with the president’s blessing\, affects every American\, including and beyond those who are directly targeted with political intimidation. The actions of Trump-supporting conspiracy theorists\, self-identified alt-right fascists\, and mendacious politicians who denounce a free press and promote propaganda for their own political gain pose a danger to the body politic. Liberal democratic principles assume the protection of free speech and the pursuit of civil dialogue—and an interlocutor who accepts these norms. But should one engage fellow citizens who have shown themselves to be dishonest political actors? What are the key concerns to attend to\, approaching inauguration day and beyond\, to improve America’s frayed democracy? \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/using-the-f-word-fascist-drift-in-america-university-of-virginia-democracy-initiative/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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SUMMARY:Which Side of History?: How Technology is Reshaping Democracy and Our Lives | Stanford Cyber Policy Center
DESCRIPTION:Society has been transformed by a technology revolution and its 24/7 influence on so many aspects of our reality. The COVID-19 pandemic and the nationwide movement for racial justice have made it even clearer how essential these tools are for our daily lives. Silicon Valley has clearly followed through on its promise to change the world on a vast scale\, but not necessarily for the better. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/which-side-of-history-how-technology-is-reshaping-democracy-and-our-lives-stanford-cyber-policy-center/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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SUMMARY:Futures Forum on Preparedness | Schmidt Futures + SSRC
DESCRIPTION:The COVID-19 pandemic has tested our modern public health infrastructure like never before. Why have some nations successfully contained the virus\, while others have failed? How can we use these insights to better prepare for and prevent future pandemics?\n\nOn January 12-13\, 2021\, join health\, science\, and policy leaders at the Futures Forum on Preparedness to debut groundbreaking research on the global COVID-19 response and reimagine the future of public health. \n[…]\n\n\n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/futures-forum-on-preparedness-schmidt-futures-ssrc/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201211T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201211T143000
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SUMMARY:“What do the data tell us about election 2020?” panel | NULab at Northeastern University
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for “What do the data tell us about election 2020?” a panel that will feature: Erika Franklin Fowler (Wesleyan University)\, Jill Lepore (Harvard University)\, Solomon Messing (ACRONYM)\, and Kate Starbird (University of Washington). Each panelist will speak about their research into topics such as the twentieth-century origins of election-related data science\, the false meta-narrative of voter fraud in the 2020 election\, the landscape of political advertising in 2020\, and the effect of COVID-19 on polling data. We will then have time for discussion and questions among the panelists and attendees. \nNULab events are free and open to the public\, but registration is required. All fall 2020 NULab events will be virtual. Please contact nulab.info[at]gmail[dot]com with any questions.
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/what-do-the-data-tell-us-about-election-2020-panel-nulab-at-northeastern-university/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201210T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201210T160000
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SUMMARY:Crash Course on Tech Work in Government: What *else* do you need to know? | Shorenstein Center
DESCRIPTION:Joining government brings incredible opportunities to solve hard problems\, fix under-resourced systems\, and help people at a scale no other sector can. It’s incredibly rewarding work\, but also incredibly challenging. The landscape is different. The rules are\, too. As new waves of technologists raise their hands to consider government service\, we’ll unpack some of those differences and explain how these rules are actually superpowers based on our experiences joining teams at federal agencies as well as the White House where we led policy\, projects\, and teams focused on using data\, design\, and technology to improve service delivery. We’ll also touch on how these teams (and others in gov) hire. \nIn this 90-minute webinar\, gov tech veterans Erie Meyer\, Kathy Pham\, and Cori Zarek will fill you in on the under-the-radar topics to look out for as a new wave of techies join government. Their combined experiences include the United States Digital Service\, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau\, Federal Trade Commission\, Office of Science Technology Policy\, National Archives\, and the private sector. \nThis event is co-sponsored by the Georgetown University Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation and the Harvard Kennedy School Shorenstein Center for Media\, Politics\, and Public Policy.
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/crash-course-on-tech-work-in-government-what-else-do-you-need-to-know-shorenstein-center/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201210T090000
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SUMMARY:Digital Technology\, Social Media\, and the 2020 Presidential Election | Stanford Cyber Policy Center
DESCRIPTION:The 2020 election may be over\, but the debate over the role of technology in the election has only just begun. The pervasiveness of voting-related disinformation before and after the election\, alongside new platform policies to combat it\, has brought to the fore\, as in 2016\, questions about how social media and the online information ecosystem may have affected campaign tactics\, public opinion\, and voter behavior. \nOn December 10\, 2020\, the Stanford Cyber Policy Center will bring together scholars\, tech platforms\, and other key experts to discuss the effect of digital technologies on the 2020 Election. The conference will explore the role of digital technologies on election administration\, campaign tactics\, political advertising\, the news media\, foreign propaganda efforts\, and the broader campaign information ecosystem. It will also consider how changes in platform policies affected the campaign and information environment\, and whether lessons learned in the 2020 elections provide helpful evidence to direct future reforms.
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/digital-technology-social-media-and-the-2020-presidential-election-stanford-cyber-policy-center/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201208T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201208T143000
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CREATED:20201124T130924Z
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SUMMARY:COVID-19 misinformation: understanding and seeking truth during a pandemic | Berkeley
DESCRIPTION:Misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic continues to create confusion and contention along scientific and political lines. In this conversation\, Berkeley faculty will help us understand the nature of misinformation in order to assess\, evaluate and engage more effectively with the information resources we consult. They will discuss some of the reasons for the rapid spread of misinformation\, how predictive algorithms often reinforce existing beliefs and stereotypes\, and how current legislation is addressing issues such as partisanship\, accountability\, and human rights. They will also present some new online tools for determining the trustworthiness of news sources\, and for recognizing multiple vantage points of different issues. \nNobel Laureate Saul Perlmutter\, Director of the Berkeley Institute for Data Science and Professor of Physics\, will moderate this webcast conversation with panelists Nick Adams\, a former BIDS Research Fellow and now Founder & Chief Scientist of Goodly Labs\, an organization that provides collaborative online resources and opportunities that enable citizen scientists to engage with publicly available data; Hany Farid\, a professor with joint appointments in UC Berkeley’s School of Information and department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science\, whose research focuses on digital forensics\, image analysis\, and human perception; and Deirdre K. Mulligan\, a professor in the UC Berkeley School of Information and a Faculty Director of the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology whose research explores the legal and technical means of protecting values such as privacy\, freedom of expression\, and fairness in emerging technical systems.
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/covid-19-misinformation-understanding-and-seeking-truth-during-a-pandemic-berkeley/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201202T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201202T140000
DTSTAMP:20261026T152201
CREATED:20201130T211346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201130T212619Z
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SUMMARY:Challenges to Digital Literacy Education | Stanford Cyber Policy Center
DESCRIPTION:The internet is now the most common source of political news for almost half of Americans\, and social media is now the primary source of news for those under 30. Yet today’s youth have little capacity to evaluate the credibility of digital sources\, with colleges across the country often relying on severely outdated guidelines supporting digital literacy education. Join Stanford’s Sam Wineburg\, Washington State University’s Mike Caulfield\, and Rowan University’s Andrea Baer and Dan Kipnis\, in conversation with the Cyber Center’s Kelly Born\, about the many challenges and opportunities facing media literacy.
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/challenges-to-digital-literacy-education-stanford-cyber-policy-center/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201124T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201124T143000
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SUMMARY:“What do the data tell us about election 2020?” panel | Northeastern University
DESCRIPTION:Event featured image\, but exclude link  Event content  \n\nPlease join us for “What do the data tell us about election 2020?” a panel that will feature: Erika Franklin Fowler (Wesleyan University)\, Jill Lepore (Harvard University)\, Solomon Messing (ACRONYM)\, and Kate Starbird (University of Washington). Each panelist will speak about their research into topics such as the twentieth-century origins of election-related data science\, the false meta-narrative of voter fraud in the 2020 election\, the landscape of political advertising in 2020\, and the effect of COVID-19 on polling data. We will then have time for discussion and questions among the panelists and attendees. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/what-do-the-data-tell-us-about-election-2020-panel-northeastern-university/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201123T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201123T200000
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CREATED:20201112T165622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201112T170714Z
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SUMMARY:The 2020 Election and the Presidential Debates | The George Washington University
DESCRIPTION:This year\, with the stakes higher than ever\, the candidates squared off in one vice presidential and two presidential debates. The events generated fireworks and controversy\, but also memorable exchanges and substantive discussion. Still\, some argue these debates are built on a format whose time has passed. The Commission on Presidential Debates defends these showdowns as vital components of America’s political process. \n[…]\n\n\n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/the-2020-election-and-the-presidential-debates-the-george-washington-university/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201123T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201123T160000
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SUMMARY:[VIRTUAL] Setting the Table: Tough Holiday Talks on Politics & Misinfo | PEN America
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual discussion exploring how to talk to friends and family about politics\, misinformation\, and what can be those “tough conversations” around differences of opinion that emerge during elections. The discussion will bring together experts in human psychology\, technology\, and media to consider how media coverage framed issues for voters this election season\, how to be mindful of our own confirmation bias about what we see online\, and how to talk with others who might be sharing misleading information on their social media feeds. \nWe’ll also explore how we can expect disinformation threats to continue to loom in the months to come and how we can use media literacy skills to defend against its spread. These are polarizing times\, but employing empathy and disinformation defense skills can help along the way. \nRegistration required.
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/virtual-setting-the-table-tough-holiday-talks-on-politics-misinfo-pen-america/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201119T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201119T130000
DTSTAMP:20261026T152201
CREATED:20201118T174948Z
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SUMMARY:Political Misinformation During the 2016 and 2020 Presidential Elections | CCCM Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:CEREN BUDAK\, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF INFORMATION \nThe spread of political misinformation threatens the health of our democracies and weakens the legitimacy and public trust in the established political and media institutions. In this talk I will examine the spread of this threat\, focusing primarily on the 2016 U.S. Presidential elections and by providing some preliminary analysis from 2020. I will present findings about the prevalence and focus of such content\, how its prevalence changed over time\, and how this prevalence related to important election dynamics using social media\, news media\, and interview data. These datasets allow us to examine the interplay between news media production and consumption\, social media behaviour\, and the information the electorate retained about the presidential candidates leading up to the election.
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/political-misinformation-during-the-2016-and-2020-presidential-elections-cccm-seminar-series/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T190000
DTSTAMP:20261026T152201
CREATED:20201118T152610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201118T153748Z
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SUMMARY:CBH Talks: From Pizzagate to the Presidency | Center for Brooklyn History
DESCRIPTION:Once relegated to the fringes of only the most paranoid online communities\, today the QAnon conspiracy theory has followers and supporters on an international scale\, going so far as to be endorsed by a number of political candidates and one elected member of Congress. The fanatical far-right theory combines allegations of child sex-trafficking by Satan-worshipping pedophiles with a volatile cocktail of belief in shadow governments\, anti-Semitic tropes\, racism\, and outlandish assertions (JFK Jr. lives!). Why did QAnon take such deep hold in its short three-year existence? How is it undermining legitimate efforts to combat the sexual abuse of children? And what has its impact been on our democracy? Join Travis View\, host of the podcast QAnon Anonymous and an authority on conspiracy theories\, and Kevin Roose\, technology columnist for the New York Times who has written extensively on disinformation and online radicalization\, for a conversation exploring what the insidious prevalence of QAnon means for the future of the nation.
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/cbh-talks-from-pizzagate-to-the-presidency-center-for-brooklyn-history/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T190000
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CREATED:20201104T200320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201104T201304Z
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SUMMARY:From Pizzagate to the Presidency: QAnon's Infiltration of Our Democracy | Center for Brooklyn History
DESCRIPTION:Once relegated to the fringes of only the most paranoid online communities\, today the QAnon conspiracy theory has followers and supporters on an international scale\, going so far as to be endorsed by a number of political candidates and one elected member of Congress. The fanatical far-right theory combines allegations of child sex-trafficking by Satan-worshipping pedophiles with a volatile cocktail of belief in shadow governments\, antisemetic tropes\, racism\, and outlandish assertions (JFK Jr. lives!). Why did QAnon take such deep hold in its short three-year existence? How is it undermining legitimate efforts to combat the sexual abuse of children? And what has its impact been on our democracy? Join Travis View\, host of the podcast QAnon Anonymous and an authority on conspiracy theories\, and Kevin Roose\, technology columnist for the New York Times who has written extensively on disinformation and online radicalization\, for a conversation exploring what the insidious prevalence of QAnon means for the future of the nation. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/from-pizzagate-to-the-presidency-qanons-infiltration-of-our-democracy-center-for-brooklyn-history/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T140000
DTSTAMP:20261026T152201
CREATED:20201113T193016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201113T194138Z
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SUMMARY:RxT: Algorithms and Accountability | Rights x Tech
DESCRIPTION:Event Listing Header  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlgorithms touch each and every aspect of modern democratic life. \n\n\nWhile technology has created some ease\, there has also been friction and harms\, often in discrete or invisible ways and most disproportionately impacted women and communities of color. Our hyper digital lives during this pandemic has only reinforced the urgency for algorithmic accountability. But how do we ensure companies and brands are held publicly accountable\, push for sustained transparency and reform moving forward? What strategies actually work to compel companies to enforce their existing policies and work toward more ethical products in the long run? How can we use our position as leaders in technology to advocate for accountability? \n[…] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/rxt-algorithms-and-accountability-rights-x-tech/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T120000
DTSTAMP:20261026T152201
CREATED:20201028T125135Z
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SUMMARY:Organizing Online Foreign Influence Efforts: Lessons from Topic Models and Content-Based Detection | Shorenstein Center
DESCRIPTION:Since 2014 there have been at least 74 nation-state led online influence campaigns targeting other countries through deceptive social media\, with 21 of those in 2019 alone. How are such foreign influence efforts organized\, what sets their content apart from legitimate social media activity\, and what have we learned about their potential impact? Much as statistical forensics help illuminate the political economy of corruption\, application of machine-learning to tracking influence effort activity reveals underlying facts about how different countries execute such campaigns and suggest a wide range of possibilities for creating broader public awareness of how external powers are seeking to covertly shape domestic political discussions. \nJacob N. Shapiro is Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University and directs the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project\, a multi-university consortium that compiles and analyzes micro-level data on politically motivated violence in countries around the world. His research covers conflict\, economic development\, misinformation\, and security policy. He is author of The Terrorist’s Dilemma: Managing Violent Covert Organizations and co-author of Small Wars\, Big Data: The Information Revolution in Modern Conflict. His research has been published in broad range of academic and policy journals as well as a number of edited volumes. He has conducted field research and large-scale policy evaluations in Afghanistan\, Colombia\, India\, and Pakistan. Shapiro received the 2016 Karl Deutsch Award from the International Studies Association\, given to a scholar younger than 40\, or within 10 years of earning a Ph.D.\, who has made the most significant contribution to the study of international relations. Ph.D. Political Science\, M.A. Economics\, Stanford University. B.A. Political Science\, University of Michigan. Shapiro was previously President and Chief Scientist of Giant Oak\, a venture-funded software company. He is a veteran of the United States Navy. \nRegistration for this event is required\, details on how to join the webinar will be sent to registered participants before the event.
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/organizing-online-foreign-influence-efforts-lessons-from-topic-models-and-content-based-detection-shorenstein-center/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T090000
DTSTAMP:20261026T152201
CREATED:20201109T144156Z
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SUMMARY:‘There’s an app for that: Tech governance during COVID-19’ | Oxford Internet Institute
DESCRIPTION:Following the publication of Data Justice and COVID-19: Global Perspectives\, the Oxford Internet Institute is hosting a discussion among leading experts to reflect on the enduring lessons for technological governance following from the pandemic. \nEdited by Linnet Taylor\, Gargi Sharma\, Aaron Martin and Shazade Jameson\, Data Justice and COVID-19 is a unique collection of 38 essays from international authors\, providing commentary and analysis on how countries around the world are turning to digital technology as a mode of governance. Since the book’s publication\, we’ve witnessed a wave of proposals and interventions based on the use of digital technology: apps for contact tracing\, immunity passports\, digital identity credentials\, biometrics\, and so forth. But what might their widespread adoption mean for our societies and polities? \nWe have invited Dr Seda Gürses\, Dr Michael Veale\, Nikita Aggarwal\, Dr Aaron Martin and Corinne Cath-Speth to join in a discussion about the implications of the pandemic for the future of technological governance. The experts will draw from their backgrounds in academia and activism\, to discuss the implications of contact-tracing apps\, data protection and privacy regulations\, as well as biometric surveillance. The effects of these technologies will remain\, even when the pandemic recedes. As such\, we invite you to join this crucial conversation on the (post) pandemic ‘new normal’ of technological governance. \nThe organizers are keen make the webinar as interactive as possible while engaging a plurality of topics. We therefore invite registrants to share their questions in advance about the use of digital technology to govern both during and after the pandemic. What are your greatest hopes or fears for the use of data and technology in this era? What do you think is still poorly understood that merits greater discussion? Please email questions to a.k.martin@uvt.nl
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/theres-an-app-for-that-tech-governance-during-covid-19-oxford-internet-institute/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201117T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201117T180000
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SUMMARY:Center for Media at Risk Lecture: Young Mie Kim | Annenberg School for Communication\, University of Wisconsin-Madison
DESCRIPTION:Do digital platforms function as stealth media\, a system that enables the deliberate operations of undisclosed political campaigns’ imperceptible targeting and furtive messaging? This talk presents empirical research on covert digital political campaigns sponsored by unidentifiable\, untraceable groups. By utilizing a user-based\, real-time ad tracking tool and “reverse engineering” techniques\, independent from tech platforms\, Kim’s research reveals the prevalence of foreign and domestic undisclosed campaigns and uncovers targeting\, messaging and organizational strategies of such undisclosed campaigns. The talk offers insight relevant for regulatory policies and discusses the normative implications for the functioning of democracy.
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/center-for-media-at-risk-lecture-young-mie-kim-annenberg-school-for-communication-university-of-wisconsin-madison/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201117T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201117T120000
DTSTAMP:20261026T152201
CREATED:20201026T155245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201026T160350Z
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SUMMARY:Technology Does Not Operate in a Vacuum: The Impact of Women’s Mobile Phone Ownership on Economic Well-being in Tanzania |PCMLP Global Media Policy Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:In many emerging economies\, a significant mobile gender gap persists—in which women not only have less access to mobile internet and mobile money\, but continue to lag in mobile phone ownership. Drawing on one of the first large-scale experimental studies of mobile phone ownership among women\, we analyze the effects of reducing this gender gap. We find increasing women’s mobile phone ownership brings significant economic gains to low-income households. However\, over 13 months nearly 30% of program participants did not retain their handsets\, attenuating individual and household economic benefits. Our study illuminates how the economic and social structures in which mobile technology is embedded profoundly mediate its impact. \n**Note: this seminar will be recorded.** \nSpeaker Bio: Dr. Philip Roessler is the Margaret Hamilton Associate Professor of Government at William & Mary. He is an expert in the study of African political economy\, with wide-ranging interests on the causes of conflict\, spatial inequality and the developmental impact of mobile technology. With the support of a 2019 Grand Challenges Call-to-Action grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation\, he is currently leading a research team to study the impact of smartphones and their cooperative use within the household on economic well-being in Malawi
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/technology-does-not-operate-in-a-vacuum-the-impact-of-womens-mobile-phone-ownership-on-economic-well-being-in-tanzania-pcmlp-global-media-policy-seminar-series/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201117
DTSTAMP:20261026T152201
CREATED:20201104T201824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201104T202743Z
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SUMMARY:Academic Writing Month Webinar: Publishing Trends and Academic Writers | Social Science Space
DESCRIPTION:From scholarly article to practical guides\, from textbooks to media\, from weighty tomes to tweets\, researchers and academic writers have many options today. While academic writers still write books and articles\, forms and formats are changing. \nElectronic journals can include links to media\, and increasingly open access journals make it easier to reach academics\, professionals\, and practitioners outside a specific discipline. Short\, monograph length books hone in on a single topic\, graphic books illustrate ideas\, book sections are accessible as stand-alone pdfs\, textbooks are becoming interactive to be embedded in e-learning platforms. Researchers are finding other ways to share their work electronically\, including podcasts and videos\, blogs and social media. With more happening via the web versus academic conferences\, longstanding silos are cracking as we move beyond geographic and disciplinary constraints. What do these changes mean for academics—when writers must do more than write? \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/academic-writing-month-webinar-publishing-trends-and-academic-writers-social-science-space/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201113T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201113T130000
DTSTAMP:20261026T152201
CREATED:20201112T164719Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201112T170342Z
UID:62453-1605268800-1605272400@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:The Common Room: Confronting Threats and Harassment Against Faculty | PEN America
DESCRIPTION:Hate and harassment have proliferated online in recent years\, posing serious threats to college and university faculty. Women\, BIPOC\, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community continue to be disproportionately targeted and intimidated\, posing a threat to the equitable exchange of ideas in the public sphere. Many faculty have been left to fend for themselves\, with neither higher education leaders nor the major tech platforms taking sufficient steps to stem this tide. What\, then\, can faculty and their allies do to confront this challenge? \n[…] \n\n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/the-common-room-confronting-threats-and-harassment-against-faculty-pen-america/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201111T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201111T130000
DTSTAMP:20261026T152201
CREATED:20201029T190838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201029T204818Z
UID:62147-1605099600-1605099600@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:Book Launch: Reset: Reclaiming the Internet for Civil Society | University of Toronto
DESCRIPTION:On November 10\, Ronald J. Deibert\, renowned technology and security expert\, will discuss the disturbing influence and impact of the internet on politics\, the economy\, the environment\, and humanity. \nIn his new book ‘Reset: Reclaiming the Internet for Civil Society’\, Deibert will explore how the expansion of society towards a system of surveillance capitalism has created and exacerbated social and political afflictions. The book (and 2020 Massey Lecture series)\, investigate personal data surveillance\, how social media platforms are insidiously designed to hijack our attention\, how social media has created fertile ground for authoritarian practices to take root\, the often overlooked negative environmental impacts of social media\, and\, finally\, what can be done to address these maladies. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/book-launch-reset-reclaiming-the-internet-for-civil-society-university-of-toronto/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201111T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201111T133000
DTSTAMP:20261026T152201
CREATED:20201109T144140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201109T161200Z
UID:62362-1605097800-1605101400@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:‘Understanding Digital Racism After COVID-19’ with Professor Lisa Nakamura | Oxford Internet Institute
DESCRIPTION:The Oxford Internet Institute hosts Lisa Nakamura\, lisanakamura.net\, Director\, Digital Studies Institute\, Gwendolyn Calvert Baker Collegiate Professor\, Department of American Culture\, University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor. Professor Nakamura is the founding Director of the Digital Studies Institute at the University of Michigan\, and a writer focusing on digital media\, race\, and gender. \nWe are living in an open-ended crisis with two faces: unexpected accelerated digital adoption and an impassioned and invigorated racial justice movement. These two vast and overlapping cultural transitions require new inquiry into the entangled and intensified dialogue between race and digital technology after COVID. My project analyzes digital racial practices on Facebook\, Twitter\, Zoom\, and TikTok while we are in the midst of a technological and racialized cultural breaking point\, both to speak from within the crisis and to leave a record for those who come after us. How to Understand Digital Racism After COVID-19 contains three parts: Methods\, Objects\, and Making\, designed to provide humanists and critical social scientists from diverse disciplines or experience levels with pragmatic and easy to use tools and methods for accelerated critical analyses of the digital racial pandemic.
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/understanding-digital-racism-after-covid-19-with-professor-lisa-nakamura-oxford-internet-institute/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201110T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201110T120000
DTSTAMP:20261026T152201
CREATED:20201027T171155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201027T173856Z
UID:62095-1604998800-1605009600@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:Where\, What\, and Who is Digital Public Infrastructure? | Stanford PACS
DESCRIPTION:Imagine living in a society in which most of the land and buildings available for meeting and working were owned by a few for-profit corporations. Churches\, governments\, groups of friends\, schools\, nonprofits\, and grassroots social movements would each have to reserve space on — or have a key to — a privately-owned facility\, often on a large corporate campus\, in order to meet and work together. It would be a society with no domed capitol buildings\, city halls\, temples\, open campuses\, public parks\, community centers\, or nonprofit spaces. \nFortunately\, this is not the society we live in\, but it does describe the online spaces where our digital information is stored and where much of contemporary life – including civil society action – now takes place. This scenario is inherently threatening to democracies\, in which free expression and public participation presuppose people have both the ability and space to assemble outside of corporate or government monitoring. \nPlease join us in Reclaiming Digital Infrastructure for the Public Interest. This is a 3-part series to build awareness\, intention\, and engagement in an ecosystem of ideas and practices that could bring into being digital infrastructure that aligns with community aspirations\, protects personal and group safety\, and prioritizes people\, communities\, and a public good. \nLaura DeNardis will join in conversation with Beatrice Martini for the third session. They will consider the internet as an “on/off” switch and how the digitization of physical systems and places influences our most fundamental rights. They will be joined by experts building physical/digital alternatives. This session will include breakouts to give participants time to discuss potential paths forward. \nSpeakers: \n\nLydia X. Z. Brown\, Policy Counsel\, Privacy and Data Project at the Center for Democracy and Technology\nGreta Bynum\, Co-Director\, Community Tech NY and The New School’s Digital Equity Lab\nRachel Coldicutt\, Technology Strategist and Director of Research Consultancy\, Careful Industries\nLaura DeNardis\, Professor and Interim Dean of the School of Communication\, American University\nJimmy Garcia-Meza\, Co-Founder and CEO\, Cloudplugs\nBeatrice Martini\, Practitioner Fellow\, Digital Civil Society Lab; Education Coordinator\, AccessNow Digital Security Helpline\nMarleen Stikker\, Founder\, Waag\nSander van der Waal\, Project and Concept Developer\, Waag
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/where-what-and-who-is-digital-public-infrastructure-stanford-pacs-2/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201110T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201110T120000
DTSTAMP:20261026T152201
CREATED:20201001T184425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201001T190254Z
UID:61447-1604998800-1605009600@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:Where\, What\, and Who is Digital Public Infrastructure? | Stanford PACS
DESCRIPTION:Imagine living in a society in which most of the land and buildings available for meeting and working were owned by a few for-profit corporations. Churches\, governments\, groups of friends\, schools\, nonprofits\, and grassroots social movements would each have to reserve space on — or have a key to — a privately-owned facility\, often on a large corporate campus\, in order to meet and work together. It would be a society with no domed capitol buildings\, city halls\, temples\, open campuses\, public parks\, community centers\, or nonprofit spaces. \nFortunately\, this is not the society we live in\, but it does describe the online spaces where our digital information is stored and where much of contemporary life – including civil society action – now takes place. This scenario is inherently threatening to democracies\, in which free expression and public participation presuppose people have both the ability and space to assemble outside of corporate or government monitoring. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/where-what-and-who-is-digital-public-infrastructure-stanford-pacs/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201030T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201030T130000
DTSTAMP:20261026T152201
CREATED:20201030T161335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201030T162045Z
UID:62173-1604059200-1604062800@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:CSMaP Seminar Series: Moving closer or further apart? | CSMaP
DESCRIPTION:Journalists and pundits have described political polarization as one of the foremost problems of our time. It has been ascribed to trends such as changing party compositions\, racial and ethnic divisions\, and the rise of partisan cable news. This seminar will present new research on social media and political polarization in both the United States and Bosnia and Herzegovina\, with a focus on tactics that could mitigate the effects of polarization. These include examining the effects of 1) news consumers deactivating Facebook and 2) introducing a common enemy to reduce conflict between members of rival political groups. This event is open to the public\, but registration is required. \n[…]\n\n\n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/csmap-seminar-series-moving-closer-or-further-apart-csmap/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201030T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201030T130000
DTSTAMP:20261026T152201
CREATED:20201027T171218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201027T173444Z
UID:62094-1604059200-1604062800@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:The Common Room: Managing Political Difference on the Virtual Campus | PEN America
DESCRIPTION:The 2020 general election is unlike any other. Understanding how campuses can facilitate respectful and productive dialogue across political differences will be key during this tense time\, but doing so virtually presents additional challenges. What can faculty\, administrators\, and staff do now to prepare for the difficult dialogues that lie ahead? \nJoin Jonathan Friedman\, director of PEN America’s campus free speech program\, for an interactive forum to discuss this issue and possible responses from the higher ed sector. Friedman will be joined by guests Vicka Bell-Robinson\, director of residence life at Miami University\, and Sigal Ben-Porath\, professor of education at the University of Pennsylvania.
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/the-common-room-managing-political-difference-on-the-virtual-campus-pen-america/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201029T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201029T130000
DTSTAMP:20261026T152201
CREATED:20201022T163821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201022T165239Z
UID:61919-1603976400-1603976400@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:Social Media's Role in the US Election | All Tech is Human
DESCRIPTION:The 2016 US election made it clear that social media companies play a profound role in how voters are informed and influenced. What role should social media companies be playing in the upcoming US election?\n\nJoin us for a timely and important discussion with two leading experts and YOUR questions in this highly-interaction livestream conversation. We will be joined by special guests Dipayan Ghosh (co-director of the Digital Platforms & Democracy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School\, author of Terms of Disservice\, & former public policy advisor at Facebook) & Vera Zakem (Senior Policy and Technology Advisor\, Institute for Security and Technology\, CEO of Zakem Global Strategies\, & former strategy and research at Twitter).\n\n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/social-medias-role-in-the-us-election-all-tech-is-human/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201028T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201028T180000
DTSTAMP:20261026T152201
CREATED:20201028T125150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201028T130259Z
UID:62115-1603908000-1603908000@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:Theodore H. White Lecture: "The Challenges Facing the Media on November 3rd and Beyond" | Shorenstein Center
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, October 28th at 6:00pm ET\, join us for the 30th annual Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics\, delivered by Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post\, with Shorenstein Center Director Nancy Gibbs moderating. \nAs the 2020 election quickly approaches\, are there similarities to 2016 or is this a continuation of an unprecedented cycle in political history? How has the press evolved during the Trump administration and what effect did it have on covering the political landscape in the primaries and general election. With the growing absence of trust in the traditional press\, what can be done to restore confidence in the institutions\, and how does journalism survive and thrive moving forward. \nRegistration for this event is required\, details on how to join the webinar will be sent to registered participants before the event.
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/theodore-h-white-lecture-the-challenges-facing-the-media-on-november-3rd-and-beyond-shorenstein-center/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201027T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201027T103000
DTSTAMP:20261026T152201
CREATED:20201001T191710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201001T192931Z
UID:61450-1603789200-1603794600@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:Digital Public Infrastructure: A Corporation for Public Software | Stanford PACS
DESCRIPTION:Imagine living in a society in which most of the land and buildings available for meeting and working were owned by a few for-profit corporations. Churches\, governments\, groups of friends\, schools\, nonprofits\, and grassroots social movements would each have to reserve space on — or have a key to — a privately-owned facility\, often on a large corporate campus\, in order to meet and work together. It would be a society with no domed capitol buildings\, city halls\, temples\, open campuses\, public parks\, community centers\, or nonprofit spaces. \nFortunately\, this is not the society we live in\, but it does describe the online spaces where our digital information is stored and where much of contemporary life – including civil society action – now takes place. This scenario is inherently threatening to democracies\, in which free expression and public participation presuppose people have both the ability and space to assemble outside of corporate or government monitoring. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/digital-public-infrastructure-a-corporation-for-public-software-stanford-pacs/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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