A Moment of Change: Challenges and Opportunities When Covering Hate Speech and Mis/Disinformation
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From legislation to implementation: Exploring how to prototype privacy bills through human-centered policymaking + design| MIT Center for Civic Media
My first sourdough starter was a dud, and I coveted my coworker’s. I had seen crusty masterpieces from Julia on the #bread channel. This was back in 2016, and after Julia enthusiastically shared her starter with me, I began caring for and baking my own boules.| MIT Center for Civic Media
By Fernando Bermejo, Luigi Reggi, Simona Tiribelli, Ethan Zuckerman| MIT Center for Civic Media
It’s difficult to browse social media these days without seeing news on coronavirus. In fact, every other post seems to be related to concerns, updates, and memes about coronavirus — and with good reason. These are unprecedented times where a health crisis has taken place on a truly global scale, and most of our daily lives have been impacted in some way. Given the nature of this virus, many of us are spending more and more time online, especially on social media platforms. Social media h...| MIT Center for Civic Media
Teaching data storytelling is difficult. The norms, “canonical” readings, and the cutting edge evolve every month! With such an evolving landscape to work within, I relish the opportunities I have to explore something new and different with students in a focused way. This past week I had the great pleasure of doing precisely that at the invitation of the FHNW Institute of Industrial Design as part of their International Design Workshop. The week, which reminded me of MIT’s IAP session, ...| MIT Center for Civic Media
A low to hi-tech civic privacy kit for your Alexa, Google Home, and Siri (credit: Rubez Chong)“Go Ahead, I’m Listening…” — Siri| MIT Center for Civic Media
What influences do social movements like Black Lives Matter, MeToo or Occupy have on society as a whole?| MIT Center for Civic Media
This talk was given on September 24, 2019 in the Stata Center at MIT as part of HCI seminar series. Catherine D’Ignazio is a Center for Civic Media alum, and will be coming back to MIT in January 2020 as an assistant professor of Urban Science and Planning in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning. This talk was a presentation on her forthcoming book Data Feminism, coauthored with Georgia Tech’s Lauren Klein. It will be out in March 2020 on MIT Press.| MIT Center for Civic Media
