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False News and Fact-Checking: Information Flows During a Pandemic and Presidential Election | NYU Center for Social Media and Politics: Election Seminar Series

Since the 2016 election, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and others have struggled to contain the spread of false and misleading information on their platforms. The COVID-19 infodemic has contributed to the problem, with “Plandemic” and other conspiracy theories reaching millions of users before the platforms can remove them. This seminar will take on the spread of […]

Digital Public Infrastructural Possibilities | Stanford PACS

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 […]

Community Conversation: Combatting Misinformation | Duke Neurobiology

Why do we see so much misinformation? Why do people accept and believe incorrect data? And what we can do to combat misinformation both in our scientific and social communities? All Neurobiology faculty, postdocs, students and staff are welcome to this conversation guided by Melissa Segal, LCSW, Diversity and Inclusion Leader for Neurobiology.

Navigating the Noise: Election Coverage in the Digital Age | Center for Brooklyn History

Join BHS and the Social Science Research Council for a discussion about fundamental changes to the news industry that are reshaping where and how citizens get information about candidates for public office. In 2020, voters will make choices about candidates based on information gleaned from a fragmented and polarized news ecosystem that includes a shrinking […]

Speaker Series on Misinformation with Natalie Jomini Stroud | Shorenstein Center

Natalie (Talia) Jomini Stroud (Ph.D., Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania) is a Professor in the Department of Communication Studies and the School of Journalism, as well as the founding and current Director of the Center for Media Engagement in the Moody College of Communication at The University of Texas at Austin. The Center for Media Engagement examines commercially […]

Knight Public Spaces Forum 2020 | Knight Foundation

Knight Public Spaces Forum, hosted by Knight Foundation October 21-22, 2020 from 12:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET each day #publicspaces20 Knight believes that public spaces play an essential role in fostering more informed and engaged communities. This year’s Knight Public Spaces Forum will focus on how leaders from across the country are pivoting their […]

Knight Public Spaces Forum 2020 | Knight Foundation

Knight Public Spaces Forum, hosted by Knight Foundation October 21-22, 2020 from 12:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET each day #publicspaces20 Knight believes that public spaces play an essential role in fostering more informed and engaged communities. This year’s Knight Public Spaces Forum will focus on how leaders from across the country are pivoting their […]

The Future of Democracy: The COVID-19 forecast | Knight Foundation

Amid murky responses to COVID-19 from government and health officials, sociology expert Zeynep Tufekci has become a leading voice in building credible, helpful information around the pandemic — and, in particular, what we can expect as a nation. On Episode 25 of “The Future of Democracy,” we’ll talk with Tufekci, a sociology professor at UNC […]

Electoral Anxieties: November 3rd and Its Aftermaths | Social Science Research Council

The stresses and strains on US democracy, building over decades, have reached an apex with the upcoming presidential election in ways that are unprecedented and daunting. Real fears of voter suppression, unfounded suspicions of voter fraud, and the effects of disinformation hover over November 3, 2020. Genuine uncertainty characterizes what may follow. Will the results […]

Webinar: Election 2020: Setting Expectations and Debunking Myths

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted American life in many ways and will certainly also impact the 2020 election. In fact, in order to socially distance and avoid unnecessary contact with others, record-shattering numbers of Americans may vote absentee. The specter of an election relying heavily on absentee voting has brought with it many misconceptions, myths […]