“The Stanford Cyber Policy Center continues its online Zoom series: Digital Technology and Democracy, Security & Geopolitics in an Age of Coronavirus. These webinars will take place every other Wednesday at 10am PST. The next event, Digital Disinformation and Health: From Vaccines to the Coronavirus, will take place Wednesday, April 8, at 10am PST with Kelly […]
“COVID-19 is more than just a physical illness — inaccurate and incomplete information spreads just as rapidly around the globe, complicating efforts to contain the virus and keep communities safe and healthy. The state of Washington has been at the forefront of the crisis, taking action since COVID-19 first appeared in the U.S. Join experts […]
“Who is creating this mis/disinformation? What are their motives and intentions? What are the consequences of mis/disinformation? What countries and organizations are managing public service messaging? What is the private and digital communications sector reaction? Emily Bell is founding director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism and a […]
“Fake news, social bots, disinformation, filter bubbles, virality, deep fakes & more! The 2nd Multidisciplinary International Symposium on Disinformation in Open Online Media (MISDOOM) will take place from April 20-22 at Leiden University, The Netherlands Join us and participate in the symposium!”
“The Stanford Cyber Policy Center continues its online Zoom series: Digital Technology and Democracy, Security & Geopolitics in an Age of Coronavirus. These webinars will take place every other Wednesday at 10am PST. The next event, Improving Journalistic Coverage in the Digital Age: From Covid-19 to the 2020 Elections, will take place Wednesday, April 22, at […]
“The COVID-19 crisis has generated a wave of misinformation that is undermining trust in the media and government institutions. Join us live as Sam Gill speaks with Jevin West of the University of Washington about the “infodemic” accompanying this public health emergency. West, who directs the Knight-supported Center for an Informed Public at UW, was […]
Event Listing Header “Join us for a virtual session focused on technology’s role in addressing the impact of COVID-19 on communities of color. Hear from movement technology leaders on how we can center equity & justice as we build solutions and policies to address this crisis. Hear from movement technology leaders, Yeshimabeit Milner from Data 4 […]
“Join Gallup and the John S. and James. L Knight Foundation for a discussion on the future of the freedom of expression in the U.S. and the state of free speech during the turbulent present. Rapid changes in our society are putting new pressures on First Amendment freedoms. At the same time, free expression and […]
“NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge, Civic Signals, The Social Science Research Council, and The Knight Foundation invite you to a discussion on public spaces in the series on “The Shift,” featuring Eric Klinenberg, Toni Griffin, Chelina Odbert, Tony Ageh, Eli Pariser, and Mona Sloane. In the first episode, this series will examine how we develop […]
“Local news, in crisis before the pandemic, is now facing a cataclysm. Advertising has plummeted. Print has no market. And consolidation has driven record cuts. At stake is not just jobs, but the access to critical trustworthy information for millions of Americans — just when they need it most. In this program, co-hosted with the Knight […]