Feb 26, 2021
Searching for News in a Social Media Algorithm
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Ethan Zuckerman
Former Director of Civic Media, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Co-developer of Media Cloud -
Govindraj Ethiraj
Co-founder, Ping Digital Broadcast; India Spend, BOOM and FactChecker.
To deconstruct social media and technological pressures on credible news.
Context
Conventional news and news organizations face an unprecedented challenge from social media entities like Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp. Artificial Intelligence is being abused to peddle disinformation and readers seem to be trapped in filter bubbles.
Against this backdrop, Ethan Zuckerman will outline key challenges for credible and factual news
in a world seemingly dominated by social media algorithms.
Focus areas of discussion
- What is the future of credible news?
- Is it dependent on new age entities?
- How do we ensure algorithms do not scuttle viewpoints?
- Is an international framework the need of the hour?
- What kind of a monitoring mechanism is needed?
- What legal safeguards can be effective?
Experts
Ethan Zuckerman
Former Director of Civic Media, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Co-developer of Media Cloud
Govindraj Ethiraj
Co-founder, Ping Digital Broadcast; India Spend, BOOM and FactChecker.