The Rights and Limits of Free Speech | Center for Brooklyn History Talk
In the wake of the lies told at the January 6 rally that resulted in the assault on our nation’s Capitol building, Ian Rosenberg’s new book “The Fight for Free […]
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The Geopolitics of Emerging Tech During the Pandemic | Atlantic Council
Corporations and governments alike continue to struggle with technology policy, especially under the strain of a global pandemic which struck at a moment when the Internet is mature enough to […]
The Contagion of Stigmatization: Racism and Discrimination in the “Infodemic” Moment | Digital Society Network
This talk discusses the “secondary contagion” of racism (Chen et al 2020) and other forms of social stigmatization unleashed by the coronavirus outbreak in global context. I begin with a […]
TEC Talks “Misinformation and Disinformation” | ThinkND
Speaker: Joan Donovan Conspiracy theories and other false claims have always been part of our discourse, even (and perhaps especially) our politics. But modern technologies seem to have changed the […]
Health Tech And Innovation | General Assembly Dallas
Ever wondered how the industry got to where it is today? The answer likely lies in tech. Overview: At this exclusive panel event, we host thought-leaders from a specific industry […]
News, Empire and the Making of Global Information Industries | Media, Telecommunications, and Empire Conference
Panel 1: “News, Empire and the Making of Global Information Industries” Tuesday, February 16th Panel 2: “Telecommunications– Infrastructure, Capitalism, and Empire” Tuesday, March 9th Panel 3: “Global Governance– Regulating International […]
CARGC Colloquium: Sticky Activism: Online Misogyny and Feminist Anti-Hate Activism in South Korea | Annenberg School for Communication
In this presentation, digital media are analyzed as a key battlefield in the intense cultural and political conflict between feminists and misogynists that has been playing out in South Korea […]
Emerging into the Future: Trends in Law, Medicine and Technology Post-Pand | Center for Global Governance and Emerging Law
In barely a year, Covid-19 has transformed from a localized outbreak to a global pandemic and, in the process, dramatically altered the existence of individuals, nations and the international community. […]
Computation + Journalism Symposium 2021
C+J 2021 — A virtual gathering From the outset, 2020 looked like it would be a year of data and computation in journalism. Think of the events that were planned […]
“The True Costs of Misinformation: Producing Moral and Technical Order in a Time of Pandemonium,” a lecture by Dr. Joan Donovan | UC Berkley Social Science Matrix
It feels like a precursor to a bad joke: What do foreign agents, white supremacists, conspiracists, snake oil salesmen, political operatives, white academics, and a disgruntled bunch of zoomers have […]
Global Platform Governance Network Meeting – February 2021 | Centre for International Governance Innovation
PARTICIPATION IN THIS EVENT IS BY INVITATION ONLY. Governments face a continuing challenge in directly countering false information both online and off. Effective communication is a key tool in the […]
CDCS Colloquium: (Side) Hustle and Gig: Struggling and Surviving in the Sharing Economy, COVID Edition | Annenberg School for Communication
Choose your hours, choose your work, be your own boss, control your own income. Welcome to the sharing economy, a nebulous collection of online platforms and apps that promise to […]
Media Forum Online | Knight Lab
Presented by Knight Foundation, the forum is the premier gathering of foundation, media and civic leaders working to strengthen local news, communities and our democracy. Replicable ideas for more informed […]
The long fuse: Misinformation and the 2020 election | Atlantic Council
Please join us on Wednesday March 3, 2021 from 3:00-4:30 pm EST (12:00-1:30 PST) for The Long Fuse: Misinformation in the 2020 Election, the public launch of a comprehensive report tracking mis- and disinformation in the 2020 election cycle. The report was produced by the Election […]
Navigating the First Amendment & Misinformation | PEN America
Join PEN America for an engaging session on the First Amendment, misinformation, and free speech in the digital age. The January 6 insurrection has prompted many questions about free speech, […]
Misinformation as Motivated Reasoning: Experimental Evidence | Shorenstein Center
There are competing accounts for the partisan divisions occurring throughout American life. One is that they are genuine divides due to a strengthened sense of partisan identity. The other is […]
The spread of conspiracy myths online: what are the implications for human rights? | Human Rights Group: Geneva
In her message for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet reminded us that ‘Words have consequences.’ Indeed she remarked that ‘conspiracy theorists increasingly link extreme […]
Changes in U.S. and EU Cyber Policy: Cooperation, Convergence, or Competition? | The German Marshall Fund of the United States
The United States and European Union have each taken big steps forward on cybersecurity policy in recent months: Europe has a new cybersecurity strategy, and a defense bill passed by […]