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Donovan, the co-author and research director of the Shorenstein Center on Media Politics and Policy, said she started this book a decade earlier, as she began to think about and research online social movements online. "We really try to understand that relationship between the things that are happening online, that maybe get started as a prank . . . and then it turns into a political movement where people are willing to commit crimes in order to keep someone in power," Donovan said. She said that her major takeaway from the book is her view that social media has transformed from "a technology…
Friedberg said he began to focus on alternative media in 2017, particularly far-right media. As a result, he said he's learned about the differences and conflicts among different online groups. "One of the main things they actually all agree on is that they hate the press, they hate us," Dreyfuss said. "They distrust us so much it's actually shocking." One way to try to earn back some trust is for the media to take responsibility for its mistakes, such reporting that the Jussie Smollett hate-crime hoax was true, or that there were no possible detrimental health consequences of the COVID-19…
'Meme Wars' explores the relationship between online movements and real world actions, authors say
Internet conspiracy theories that unexpectedly led to real-world actions, including the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, prompted veteran tech journalist Emily Dreyfuss, Harvard Shorenstein Center director Joan Donovan, and Shorenstein cultural ethnographer Brian Friedberg to team up on writing "Meme Wars," the authors said at a Headliners Book Event on Thursday, Sept. 29.
Type: News
Risks and Opportunities in the Global Titanium Market
The Eastern Europe Security Institute invites to a round table on “Risks and Opportunities for the United States in the Global Titanium Market Amid the Russia-Ukraine War.” During the round table, experts from the Eastern Europe Security Institute and the Foundation Defense of Democracies will present the new report on how U.S.-Ukrainian cooperation in the titanium industry can benefit both countries. The discussion will examine the strategic threat posed by artificially priced Russian and Chinese supplies and how the Russia-Ukraine war has affected the global titanium market. It will then…
Type: Event
NPC Newsmaker: MLBPA & AFl-CIO Leaders
Tony Clark, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), spoke at a National Press Club-sponsored Headliner event on Sept. 7, 2022. Clark was joined by AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler. The two labor leaders discussed recent initiatives and alliances that thrust the MLBPA to the forefront of sports news.
Type: Media