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Center for Media at Risk Roundtable: Amy Siskind, Jay Rosen, Leah Wright Rigueur | Annenberg School for Communication
September 8, 2021
Defender of democracy, activist for women’s rights, and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, Amy Siskind is best known as the…
Governments used Pegasus spyware to target journalists and activists. What do we do about it? | Coda Story
by Caitlyn Thompson
July 21, 2021
Governments are using Pegasus, the military-grade spyware sold by the Israeli firm NSO Group, to hack telephones belonging to journalists…
How a Conservative Activist Invented the Conflict Over Critical Race Theory | The New Yorker
by Benjamin Wallace-Wells
June 19, 2021
Remote work turned out to be advantageous for people looking to leak information to reporters. Instructions that once might have…
Movement Building and Grassroots Power: Mobilizing Communities of Color to Address Mis/Disinformation | NetGain Partnership
May 25, 2021
A discussion exploring the critical role that grassroots organizing and field-building must play in 2021 and beyond to address mis/disinformation…
Podcast: Floyd’s Death Leads To Disinformation About Black Lives Matter Movement | NPR
by Cheryl Corley
May 25, 2021
Support for Black Lives Matter erupted after the murder of George Floyd by former police officer Derek Chauvin. But activists…
When misinformation meets scarcity: a Q&A with Kiera Butler | Columbia Journalism Review
by Lauren Harris
May 25, 2021
News deserts are complicated things. Penny Abernathy—the primary researcher behind the oft-cited “news deserts” map—told me last year that while…
The Future of Democracy Ep. 41: The role of race in American political views | Knight Foundation
May 20, 2021
While the last year has seen broad-based calls for racial equity in the United States, protests often don’t always translate…
Lies on Social Media Inflame Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | The New York Times
by Sheera Frenkel
May 14, 2021
In a 28-second video, which was posted to Twitter this week by a spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of…
With threats and trolls, organizing online Covid-19 relief in India gets complicated | Rest of World
by Nilesh Christopher
May 4, 2021
Last week, digital activist Saket Gokhale started to get frantic calls from volunteers working to organize online Covid-19 relief. As…