MisinfoCon Webinar on Police Misinformation | MisinfoCon & MuckRock
Misinformation and disinformation originating from law enforcement sources, which has lately included Antifa raids, brick piles, poisoned milkshakes and more, has sparked considerable interest in the past few months. But […]
Combatting COVID-19 misinformation with machine learning (VB Live) | VentureBeat
Misinformation around COVID-19 is driving human behavior across the world. Here in the information age, sensationalized clickbait headlines are crowding out actual fact-based content, and, as a result misinformation spreads virally. […]
Fake News and Social Media Disinformation | Northeastern University & World Affairs Council-Seattle
Event Listing Header Northeastern University-Seattle and the World Affairs Council-Seattle co-sponsor a panel discussion featuring media and political experts talking about what’s real and what’s not, and how to reclaim […]
Jill Lepore Discusses “If Then” with SSRC board member danah boyd | Data & Society
Data & Society presents its first-ever collaboration with Brooklyn Public Library in this online talk with historian Jill Lepore, who will discuss her new book If Then, a story of “trying […]
2020 International Journal of Press/Politics Virtual Conference | IJPP
.entry-header I am delighted to share the program of the 2020 conference of The International Journal of Press/Politics. For the first time, the conference will be held virtually. The online […]
The Future of Democracy: Science, technology, and social inequality
How is the pandemic changing our nation’s social structures? Does access to technology change who can succeed now and in the future? On Episode 22 of “The Future of Democracy,” […]
Fighting Election Disinformation with First-Time Voters | PEN America
Join PEN America on Wednesday, September 30 at 6:30pm ET for a live and interactive media literacy workshop that will focus on examples of mis/disinformation targeting first-time voters and helpful […]
Twitter and the infodemic: The Future of Democracy | Knight Foundation
As the nation continues to grapple with the pandemic, we’ve also had to manage a rising “infodemic,” an overabundance of misinformation about COVID-19. Recent Gallup/Knight research shows that a majority […]
Who Votes, Who Doesn’t and Why It Matters | 92Y
A little more than half of eligible voters participated in recent elections which means … close to half did not. Who doesn’t vote and why? Join 92Y for a discussion […]