Today, governments and private actors can collect, store, and continuously update vast troves of data. Yet we have barely begun to understand the impact on our democracy of large-scale data collection and the use of such data sets to make decisions that can dramatically impact individual lives and entire communities. The Data and Democracy Symposium […]
What is Truth and Trust Online? While trustworthy online spaces benefit everyone, untrustworthy content and behaviour can divide, confuse, and cause real harm. The annual Conference for Truth and Trust Online is organised as a unique collaboration between practitioners, technologists, academics and platforms, to share, discuss, and collaborate on useful technical innovations and research in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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, 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, 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 […]
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 […]