“AI technologies are not inevitable… their development and widespread use are subject to democratic governance.” We’ve released a new joint report from UNC + @unituebingen.bsky.social: "AI Governance & Democracy: A Statement of Principles and Transatlantic Research Goals".

🚨TODAY!🚨 We'll see you all soon! 📚👀

Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life@citap.bsky.social · last yr.

Join us for "Black Twitter: Talking Back and Transforming Television", a conversation on digital activism, media, and culture with Meredith D. Clark and Sherri M. Williams: ✬ March 26 ✬ 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ✬ Halls of Fame, Carroll Hall ✬ Lunch provided 🔗 RSVP here: forms.office.com/r/j7cFNhTWRC

Want to learn more? Tune in to KGI’s upcoming webinar on March 25th at 11am about how to fix the feeds 😊 Report authors will explain how algorithms are currently designed and how the report guidelines can make them better. Register now! 👇 bit.ly/4bBbraR

Better Feeds: Algorithms That Put People First – Knight-Georgetown Institute

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI)@knightgtown.bsky.social · last yr.

Today in @lawfare.bsky.social! Check out the latest article by KGI’s own @alissacooper.bsky.social & @zublius.bsky.social. They argue that algorithms should be designed for 👏long-term👏user👏value👏. KGI’s new report establishes guidelines for designing algorithms that put people first bit.ly/4kFr0CB

American higher education now faces a perfect storm of demoralization, defunding, and delegitimization​. These attacks are not random or isolated; they follow a classic authoritarian playbook, and go beyond ordinary policy disagreements and have become an existential threat to the academic sector.

Join us for "Black Twitter: Talking Back and Transforming Television", a conversation on digital activism, media, and culture with Meredith D. Clark and Sherri M. Williams: ✬ March 26 ✬ 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ✬ Halls of Fame, Carroll Hall ✬ Lunch provided 🔗 RSVP here: forms.office.com/r/j7cFNhTWRC

Ecstatic to announce I'll join the University of North Dakota this fall as an Assistant Professor of Sociology! Honored to be a part of a close-knit community of dedicated faculty and students and to represent the Eternal Flame—persevering through adversity to make a tangible impact for the better.

📄 Excited to share a new dataset preprint! WikiReddit: Tracing Information and Attention Flows Between Online Platforms A collaboration with @beeeeeers.bsky.social, Viviane Ito, Agustin Orozco, and @ftripodi.bsky.social at @citap.bsky.social .

The latest @pewresearch.org & Knight report reveals that almost 1 in 5 U.S. adults regularly get their news from influencers on social media. Sign up to join news influencers and social media experts on 2/16 to discuss the rapidly changing news landscape: kf.org/4aGa9e9.

This is one last (unplanned) result of my Fulbright fellowship at CITAP. If you feel like reading a thorough analysis of how authoritarian tendencies overcome our democracies and what the US can learn from Central and Eastern Europe, click below (featuring among others, @ivan-kalmar.bsky.social)

Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life@citap.bsky.social · 2y ago

CITAP, in collaboration with Marie Heřmanová (@mariher.bsky.social) & Kristóf Szombati, presents a very timely and important reading list: "Authoritarian Politics: How to Understand It and How to Resist It." ...🧵 citap.unc.edu/wp-content/u...

CITAP, in collaboration with Marie Heřmanová (@mariher.bsky.social) & Kristóf Szombati, presents a very timely and important reading list: "Authoritarian Politics: How to Understand It and How to Resist It." ...🧵 citap.unc.edu/wp-content/u...

In today's newsletter: -South Korea’s fight and lessons for global democracy from @heesoojang.bsky.social -Kamala Harris’ campaign and its impact on future leadership -The rise of GLP-1 medications and their implications -The role of social media in shaping online interactions and digital trust

Democracy in Crisis, Digital Platforms, and Leadership Redefined

From South Korea's unrest to Kamala Harris’ campaign, GLP-1 medications, and social media’s impact—CITAP researchers tackle today’s key challenges.

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I was preparing to pitch an op-ed on the nationwide protests calling for President Yoon's resignation, aiming to provide global context amid the limited international coverage. Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy

South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know

Last updated December 3, 10:09 AM South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know Heesoo Jang Assistant Professor of Media Law and Ethics Journalism Department, University of...

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A few CITAPers are at NCA this week in New Orleans. Are you presenting? Let us know when and on what below! 👇👇👇

🚨TODAY!🚨 Join us in-person or virtually for "Experience vs. Expertise" with @mariher.bsky.social. Explore how social media creators balance authenticity and authority, and the impact of gender in digital spaces.

Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life@citap.bsky.social · 2y ago

✨Join us on Nov. 15th, 3-4 PM at the Freedom Forum (or via livestream) for "Experience vs. Expertise" with @mariher.bsky.social !✨ Explore how social media creators balance authenticity and authority, and the impact of gender in digital spaces. 👇👇👇

At the Digital Democracy Centre, we've just created this cool new starter pack featuring research institutions, researchers, NGOs, journals, and think tanks focused on how digital technologies and AI impact media, politics, and democracy. We'll be updating the list continuously!

The Justice, Power, and Politics series is edited by @historianheather.bsky.social and Rhonda Y. Williams. #JPPbooks publishes new works that explore questions of social justice and political power and struggles for justice in the twentieth century. It is the definition of a field-defining series.

Justice, Power, and Politics - Books in the Series

Books in the series Justice, Power, and Politics, published by the University of North Carolina Press.

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Just published: "Fractured Platforms, Unified Narratives" - a deep dive into the 2024 election through the lens of storytelling and identity politics, the migration from X to Bluesky, a CITAP book review on January 6th & more.

Fractured Platforms, Unified Narratives

Examining the 2024 election through the lens of storytelling and identity politics, the migration from X to Bluesky, a CITAP book review on January 6th & more.

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Welcome to all of our new followers 🎉 We’re committed to strengthening democracy through rigorous research on the impact of technology, information, & media in society. We’re excited to engage with you, share our insights into the digital landscape, & create more equitable information ecosystems.

You ✨do not✨ want to miss this talk on Friday.... 3pm-4pm EST, join us at Carroll Hall or online! ✬RSVP below✬

Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life@citap.bsky.social · 2y ago

✨Join us on Nov. 15th, 3-4 PM at the Freedom Forum (or via livestream) for "Experience vs. Expertise" with @mariher.bsky.social !✨ Explore how social media creators balance authenticity and authority, and the impact of gender in digital spaces. 👇👇👇

✨Join us on Nov. 15th, 3-4 PM at the Freedom Forum (or via livestream) for "Experience vs. Expertise" with @mariher.bsky.social !✨ Explore how social media creators balance authenticity and authority, and the impact of gender in digital spaces. 👇👇👇

Marie Heřmanová: Experience vs. Expertise - The Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP)

Join CITAP and Marie Heřmanová as she examines how social media creators balance authenticity and authority in political discourse, influenced by gender dynamics.

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Honored to have the great A.J. Bauer review Media and January 6th: "While the historians question whether we can, the political communication scholars insist that we must." (cc co-editors @rebekahtromble.bsky.social @shannimcg.bsky.social Khadijah Costley White). www.tandfonline.com/eprint/V3DDA...

January 6 and the Politics of History and Media and January 6th

Published in American Journalism (Ahead of Print, 2024)

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🚨TODAY!🚨 You do not want to miss this insightful and timely discussion. Join us at 5pm in Carroll Hall, or via Zoom Webinar. 👇👇👇 t.co/SqOhzN6DQw

Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life@citap.bsky.social · 2y ago

Join us tomorrow ✨in-person or via webinar ✨for "Racialized Disinformation: Elections Past, Present, and Future," a panel hosted by CITAP & CABJ. Learn how disinformation targets communities of color & ways to combat it, through the lens of #Election2024. 👇👇👇

Join us tomorrow ✨in-person or via webinar ✨for "Racialized Disinformation: Elections Past, Present, and Future," a panel hosted by CITAP & CABJ. Learn how disinformation targets communities of color & ways to combat it, through the lens of #Election2024. 👇👇👇

Racialized Disinformation: Elections Past, Present, and Future - The Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP)

This panel brings together our principal researchers to discuss the long history of electoral disinformation in the United States and the ways that racialized disinformation is targeted at communities...

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🚨NEW PAPER ALERT🚨 "Child-Sacrificing Drag Queens: Historical Antecedents in Disinformative Narratives Supporting the Drag Queen Story Hour Moral Panic." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (thread for nonpaywall version)... 1/

Child-Sacrificing Drag Queens: Historical Antecedents in Disinformative Narratives Supporting the Drag Queen Story Hour Moral Panic

This paper uses critical disinformation studies to analyze claims that LGBTQ+ communities “groom” children at “Drag Queen Story Hour” (DQSH). We identify anti-homosexual narratives in previous mora...

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Tressie coming out the gate explaining why horserace coverage is not a great look for the media (CITAP could've charged me and I would've paid to watch this)

🚨There is still time to join this fantastic chat!! -> unc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Media Coverage of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Join us for "Media Coverage of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election: The View from Germany and the United States," a Fireside Chat hosted by the UNC Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life,...

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Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life@citap.bsky.social · 2y ago

Today @ 5, we are hosting a fireside chat "Media Coverage of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election" featuring @dkreiss.bsky.social, Tressie McMillan Cottom, and @jschaeuble.bsky.social. ✨Join us at Carroll Hall or via webinar!✨ More info & RSVP below 👇👇👇

Today @ 5, we are hosting a fireside chat "Media Coverage of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election" featuring @dkreiss.bsky.social, Tressie McMillan Cottom, and @jschaeuble.bsky.social. ✨Join us at Carroll Hall or via webinar!✨ More info & RSVP below 👇👇👇

Media Coverage of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election: The View from Germany and the United States - The Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP)

Join us for a Fireside Chat, "Media Coverage of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election: The View from Germany and the United States."

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🚨This Thursday was are hosting "Media Coverage of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election"!🚨 You do not want to miss this - RSVP now! 👇👇👇

Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life@citap.bsky.social · 2y ago

Mark your calendars- you do not want to miss this event !! Join us on Oct 24 at 5 PM for a fireside chat: "Media Coverage of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election: The View from Germany and the U.S." Featuring Tressie McMillan Cottom, Juliane Schäuble, and moderated by Daniel Kreiss. RSVP below 👇👇👇

Mark your calendars- you do not want to miss this event !! Join us on Oct 24 at 5 PM for a fireside chat: "Media Coverage of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election: The View from Germany and the U.S." Featuring Tressie McMillan Cottom, Juliane Schäuble, and moderated by Daniel Kreiss. RSVP below 👇👇👇

Media Coverage of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election: The View from Germany and the United States - The Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP)

Join us for a Fireside Chat, "Media Coverage of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election: The View from Germany and the United States."

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