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Anti-Asian Sentiment Before Covid-19 | Digital Democracies Institute
August 30, 2021
As many media accounts have recounted, Stop AAPI Hate reported that anti-Asian violence soared during the first wave of the…
What the Pfizer-approval story says about our media ecosystem | Columbia Journalism Review
by Jon Allsop
August 26, 2021
In recent weeks, amid broader questions about the surge of the Delta coronavirus variant in the US and the vaccination…
Annenberg Conversations on Gender: From Algorithm Audits to Accountability | Annenberg School for Communication
August 19, 2021
In this conversation, Duncan Watts and Danaë Metaxa will discuss Metaxa’s research using algorithm audits to measure gender and racial…
“No, nothing will be fine” — but could these misinformation games help at least a little? | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Teresa Carr
August 13, 2021
One idle Saturday afternoon I wreaked havoc on the virtual town of Harmony Square, “a green and pleasant place,” according…
Global Disinfo Summit
August 9, 2021
The events of 2020 have demonstrated the power of disinformation and its effect on the public’s perceptions. New technologies, such…
Indigenous Peoples still face severe challenges due to COVID-19 | ReliefWeb
by UN Human Rights Council
August 6, 2021
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, José Francisco Cali Tzay, issues the following statement to mark…
The connectivity trade-off from social media misinformation | The Interpreter
by Andressa Oliveira
July 28, 2021
Rumours and falsehoods on social media spread faster than the truth. A recent study conducted in the United States found…
Under pressure after the Capitol riot, self-styled militias are regrouping around anti-vaxx conspiracy theories | Insider
by Tom Porter
July 15, 2021
In the wake of the January 6 Capitol riot, so-called militia groups such as the Three Percenters and Oath Keepers…
Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Fellow in Health Informatics and Global Health Equity Research | University of Michigan
by University of Michigan
July 8, 2021
The School of Information at the University of Michigan is offering a postdoctoral fellow position in the multidisciplinary area of…