New publication out today with the International Journal of Communication! In it, I use a textual analysis to argue how journalists used distancing techniques and mnemonic devices to make sense of Trump and Trumpism and to bolster their own cultural authority at a time when trust in the media is at record lows. Open access here: ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/19842/4198
Jennifer Henrichsen
@DrJennHenrichsen
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Assistant Professor at Washington State University. Affiliated Fellow at Yale’s Information Society Project. Studying journalistic norms, values, and practices at the intersection of information security, harassment, and surveillance. PhD from UPenn Annenberg. She/her
Privacy InternationalColombia was the deadliest country for rights activists in 2022 - and yet, privacy is not always at the forefront of safeguarding agencies.
Hear the story of journalist Claudia Duque and her uphill legal battle to challenge surveillance.
https://privacyinternational.org/video/5056/protecting-protectors-case-colombia
J. Nathan Matias 🦣In oral arguments, Supreme Court justices asked a question that we can answer with science: do policies against harassment cause a chilling effect on freedom of expression?
In multiple large-scale field experiments, we have found that policies that restrict harmful speech actually increase the free exercise of speech rights.
Here's our latest data: https://citizensandtech.org/2022/08/harassment-prevention-across-communities/
Center for an Informed PublicAt the @uwcip, we’re pleased to be here on Mastodon and plan to share and boost news and insights from our team at UW Seattle plus researchers and communities we collaborate with across Washington state, the United States, and beyond.
Interested in our work and learning more?
🟣 Website: https://www.cip.uw.edu/
🟣 Newsletter and news archive: https://www.cip.uw.edu/news/cip-news-insights-newsletter/
#UWCIP #Seattle #UniversityOfWashington #Misinformation #InformationLiteracy #MediaLiteracy
Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)Just sayin': We wrote a whole paper in late 2020 (Stochastic Parrots, 2021) pointing out that this head-long rush to ever larger language models without considering risks was a bad thing. But the risks and harms have never been about "too powerful AI".
Instead: They're about concentration of power in the hands of people, about reproducing systems of oppression, about damage to the information ecosystem, and about damage to the natural ecosystem (through profligate use of energy resources).
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Chris Doten@jsrailton on the big stage for #SummitforDemocracy - talking about the huge challenges of mercenary spyware and how civil society was screaming about this for years. Strong voice for global NGOs and the threats they face.
MartinIt took a long, long time, but a paper I worked on with @DrJennHenrichsen is live. We conducted an in-depth study on the adoption of digital security education in accredited journalism programs at U.S. universities.
Read our paper "Boundaries, Barriers, and Champions: Understanding Digital Security Education in U.S. Journalism Programs" — I have a limited number of free eprints here: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/VKTENTCRMGPW8YP9IW7P/full?target=10.1080/1461670X.2022.2148267
Boundaries, Barriers, and Champions: Understanding Digital Security Education in US Journalism Programs
Journalists are increasingly attacked in response to their work yet they often lack the necessary support and training to protect themselves, their sources, and their communications. Despite this, ...
For @freedomofpress I'm kicking off a weekly newsletter on digital security and journalism. It'll be a short update on security news, what you can do about it, and updates from our team. Subscribe here: https://freedom.press/training/digisec-subscribe/
MFIA ClinicWe're hiring a clinical fellow to oversee cases, supervise students + teach classes. Join us as we fight to defend newsgatherers, promote government transparency and protect free expression.
Applications are rolling
Guy BergerUNESCO offering MOOCs on Journalists' safety, Reporting climate change, Covering gender-based violence, Conflict-sensitive journalism. In Russian, Kazak, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek, Azery, Armenian and Georgian.
#commodon
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-chairs-launch-journalism-education-platform-universities-central-asia
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https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-chairs-launch-journalism-education-platform-universities-central-asia
