BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Center for Media Engagement - ECPv6.16.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://mediaengagement.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Center for Media Engagement
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Chicago
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20220313T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20221106T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20230312T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20231105T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20240310T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20241103T070000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230206T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230206T200000
DTSTAMP:20260630T072947
CREATED:20230124T211823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T211823Z
UID:19585-1675710000-1675713600@mediaengagement.org
SUMMARY:Manufacturing Consensus: Propaganda in the Era of Automation and Anonymity
DESCRIPTION:BookPeople welcomes Samuel Woolley in conversation with Josephine Lukito to celebrate the release of Manufacturing Consensus: Propaganda in the Era of Automation and Anonymity. The event will include a moderated discussion\, an audience Q&A\, and a signing line. \nEVENT INFO: \n\nThis event is free and open to the public.\n\nStart time: 7 P.M.\nRun time: 45-60 minutes\, followed by a signing line.\nLocation: The Second Floor of BookPeople\n\n\nThe author will be signing copies of their book after the speaking portion of the event.\n\nTo get a book signed\, a copy of the event book or an item of equal value must be purchased from BookPeople.\n\n\n\nEVENT GUIDELINES:\n\nSeating will be on a first-come\, first-served basis.\nThere will not be a live stream or recording available.\nBookPeople reserves the right to cancel or postpone this event if necessary.\nIf you have any other questions\, please email us at online@bookpeople.com\n\n\nemail online@bookpeople.com\n\n\nABOUT MANUFACTURING CONSENSUS: PROPAGANDA IN THE ERA OF AUTOMATION AND ANONYMITY:\nAn in-depth exploration of social media and emergent technology that details the inner workings of modern propaganda \nUntil recently\, propaganda was a top-down\, elite-only system of communication control used largely by state actors. Samuel Woolley argues that social media has democratized today’s propaganda\, allowing nearly anyone to launch a fairly sophisticated\, computationally enhanced influence campaign. Woolley shows how social media\, with its anonymity and capacity for automation\, allows a wide variety of groups to build the illusion of popularity through computational tools (such as bots) and human-driven efforts (such as sockpuppets—real people assuming false identities online—and partisan influencers). They use these technologies and strategies to create a bandwagon effect by bringing the content into parallel discussions with other legitimate users\, or to mold discontent for political purposes. \nDrawing on eight years of original international ethnographic research among the people who build\, combat\, and experience these propaganda campaigns\, Woolley presents an extensive view of the evolution of computational propaganda\, offers a glimpse into the future\, and suggests pragmatic responses for policy makers\, academics\, technologists\, and others. \n\nABOUT SAMUEL WOOLLEY:\nDr. Samuel Woolley is assistant professor of journalism and media\, program director of the Propaganda Research Lab\, and Knight Faculty Fellow at the Center for Media Engagement at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of The Reality Game: How the Next Wave of Technology Will Break the Truth. \n\nABOUT JOSEPHINE LUKITO:\nDr. Josephine (“Jo”) Lukito is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin’s School of Journalism and Media in the Moody College of Communication. Jo specializes in research on malicious political language in the public sphere\, focusing on cross-platform flows of messages and frames about global economic and political issues. \n\nBy purchasing a book from BookPeople\, you are not only supporting a local\, independent business – you’re showing publishers that they should continue sending authors to BookPeople. \nThank you for supporting Samuel Woolley\, Josephine Lukito\, and your local independent bookstore!
URL:https://mediaengagement.org/event/manufacturing-consensus-propaganda-in-the-era-of-automation-and-anonymity/
LOCATION:BookPeople\, 603 N. Lamar Blvd\, Austin\, TX\, 78703\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediaengagement.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/BookPeople.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR