We’re growing! Meet Guillen Torres, who has just joined the Lab as a faculty associate! 🥳  Guillén is a specialist in OSINT methods. He has over 15 years of experience in action research, using data-based technologies to support communities seeking justice. https://ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu/

A big, warm welcome to @theresajseipp.bsky.social, our newest faculty associate at the Lab! 🥳  Theresa is a postdoctoral researcher at @ivir-uva.bsky.social. Her research concentrates on the governance of opinion power and the interdependence between media and Big Tech. https://ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu/

Please join us in giving a big welcome to Rana Arafat as she joins the Lab as our newest faculty associate! Rana is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Journalism at @citystgeorges.bsky.social. Her research focuses on examining activist/advocacy journalism. See more info: https://ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu/

The @publictechmedialab.bsky.social just got bigger! Welcome @ferraribraun.bsky.social, who is joining us as a research fellow!  Agustin is a PhD researcher at the AlgoSoc Consortium, affiliated with Media Studies and the @ivir-uva.bsky.social at UvA. See more info: https://ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu/

Great news! @padejski.bsky.social is joining the Lab as a faculty associate!  Djordje is Associate Director of the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford and a Lecturer in the Journalism Program at Stanford University.  See more information about the Lab: https://ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu/

Thrilled to welcome Thorsten Busch as our new faculty associate! 🚨  Thorsten is a Senior Lecturer at the ZHAW School of Management and Law and a Lecturer at the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland.  Find more information about Lab members here: https://ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu/

Please join us in welcoming @teachguz.bsky.social as our new faculty associate! 👏  Andrea is an associate professor of communication at Northern Illinois University. She has been fundamental in formalizing Human-Machine Communication research. See you info about Andrea: https://ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu/

A new commentary for our SI on AI hype in @digitaljournalism.bsky.social is out! ✨ Seth Lewis, Rodrigo Zamith, and Jon B. Bunquin argue that hype warrants closer attention, not just as a media trend, but as a window into deeper social and institutional dynamics. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We’re thrilled to welcome @natalihelberger.bsky.social to the @publictechmedialab.bsky.social as our new faculty associate! Natali is a Distinguished University Professor of Information Law and Digital Technology at the University of Amsterdam. Find more about her work: https://ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu/

A big, warm welcome to @aliaelkattan.com, our newest member at the @publictechmedialab.bsky.social! 🥳  Alia is a PhD candidate at @nyu.edu, where she researches how technology mediates how we learn and engage with politics, with a focus on AI technologies.  See more: https://ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu/

Say hello to @rodzam.bsky.social, the newest faculty associate at the @publictechmedialab.bsky.social!  Rodrigo is an Associate Professor at the U. of Massachusetts Amherst. His research interests lie at the intersection of journalism and technology. See more info: https://ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu/

We are thrilled to welcome Emily Blumberg, who is joining the @publictechmedialab.bsky.social as our new Lab Manager!  Emily is a senior at the @uwmadison.bsky.social, majoring in Journalism with a certificate in Criminal Justice.  Find more information about the Lab: https://ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu/

🗞️ My conversation with Luciano Jiménez on the impact of AI on fake news and elections was published today in La Seguna! Read the full interview in Spanish below ⤵️

We’re thrilled to welcome ‪@sinatk.bsky.social‬ to the Public Tech Media Lab! 👋 Sina is a doctoral candidate and research fellow in the Department of Media and Communication (IfKW) at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

We’re excited to announce that ‪@mikeananny.bsky.social‬ is joining the Public Tech Media Lab as a faculty associate! Mike studies how people build the digital news infrastructures, algorithmic systems, and AI that create public life. For more information, visit: ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu

Test, test, test... Is this thing on? We’re officially live! 🚀 Today, we’re launching the Public Tech Media Lab. The Lab operates at the intersection of journalism and public interest technologies. Join us and check out more information: ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu

Public Tech Media Lab

The Public Tech Media Lab operates at the intersection of journalism and public interest technologies. Our objective is to support newsrooms in the development and implementation of open-source tools ...

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