The Nationalism of Facebook
The company has treated most of the planet with all the care of an invading imperial force.
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The Deliberative Media Lab is a part of UVA’s Democracy Initiative.
The Deliberative Media Lab focuses initially on Brazil and the United States—two major democracies that have experienced cultural and political strife influenced and amplified by social media. The Lab will explore the historical, cultural, and technological roots of our media ecosystem, and seek solutions for enhancing global democratic deliberation.
COVID-19 in the Twitterverse, from epidemic to pandemic: information‚ sharing behavior and Twitter as an information carrier
Media Lab post-doc Miyoung Chong was selected as the recipient of the SIG Social Media Research Award for 2021 for her recently published paper. Read it here. Image from solomon7 / Shutterstock.com.
Q&A: FACEBOOK WHISTLEBLOWER CONFIRMS PROFESSOR’S LONG-HELD CONTENTIONS
What If Regulating Facebook Fails?
It seems increasingly likely that antitrust and content moderation tools aren’t up to the task. Here’s what we do next. Article by Lab Director Siva Vaidhyanathan. Image from Shutterstock.
The New Nightmare Scenario for the Media
It’s worse than the old nightmare scenario. Opinion by Lab Director Siva Vaidhyanathan.
What is at stake with Nikole Hannah-Jones being denied tenure
Unlike her white predecessors, Hannah-Jones will be offered a five-year term without tenure. Here’s why that matters. Opinion by Lab Director Siva Vaidhyanathan.
Facebook is pretending it cares how its platform affects the world
The reality is that Trump used Facebook most effectively as an organizing and fundraising tool, not as a platform for ‘posting.’ Opinion by Lab Director Siva Vaidhyanathan.
Podcast: The Poisoned Fruit of Facebook
Lab Director Siva Vaidhyanathan joins the podcast Tel Aviv Review to discuss the challenges Facebook poses for both society and democracy. Image from Shutterstock.
The Year Journalism Starts Paying Reparations
Lab faculty Meredith Clark on the idea of reparative journalism: “Reparative journalism is explicit in its commitment to doing the work of racial justice, and by extension — without apology — social justice.”
PBS could help rebuild trust in US media
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