> “We are thrilled to announce the theme of the 2020 AAA Annual Meeting to be held in St. Louis, MO: Truth and Responsibility. “Truth and Responsibility” is a call to […]
2020 has been a year marked by worldwide crises and changes, including a global pandemic, efforts to increase social justice, nation-shaping elections, massive wildfires and other environmental events, to name […]
CEREN BUDAK, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF INFORMATION The spread of political misinformation threatens the health of our democracies and weakens the legitimacy and public trust […]
You might think that something like a search engine allows for equal access to information. Yet looking deeper into how we discover things, there’s a culture of racism and sexism […]
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 […]
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 […]
Event featured image, but exclude link Event content Please join us for “What do the data tell us about election 2020?” a panel that will feature: Erika Franklin Fowler (Wesleyan […]
The Hamilton Lugar School’s sixth conference on America’s Role in the World® will pay tribute to Rep. Lee H. Hamilton, one of the school’s namesakes and an exemplar of placing […]
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. […]
The Internet is an interconnected network of roughly 70.000 networks, but there are hardly and binding rules that prescribe _how it works_. Every network can set its own rules. Distribution […]
A symposium on the powerful contributions of Black media-makers in this moment organized by Sarah J. Jackson, featuring Gene Demby, Maori Holmes, Stacy-Marie Ishmael, Jelani Cobb, Wesley Lowery, Chenjerai Kumanyika, Errin […]
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 […]