COGSEC Pre-conference Competitions
COGSEC is hosting two pre-conference competitions over the next few months.
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Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/is-that-really-journalism-journalism-advocacy-tickets-187945308477David McCraw will draw on his experiences as a lawyer and as the Deputy General Counsel for The New York Times to explore the ethical challenges awaiting journalists and the American public that arise at the intersection of law, ethics, and technology.
A Reflection on the Media in 2020
Join Us: “A Reflection on the Media in 2020” with David Fahrenthold, Arthel Neville, and Dan Rather
New_Public Festival
Join an extraordinary, carefully crafted group of designers, urbanists, technologists, builders, artists, and civic futurists — with Krista Tippett, Cory Doctorow, Danielle Allen, Tristan Harris, Esra’a Al Shafei, Gabriella Gomez-Mont, Audrey Tang, Glen Weyl, Katherine Maher, Madebo Fatunde and so many more — to help envision the future of digital public space. Discover the research […]
Metaphor and Post-Truth Rhetorics
The UT Austin Department of Communication Studies and the Center for Media Engagement Present: Metaphor’s Keepers: The Mobile Armies of Post-Truth Rhetorics Dr. Jenny Rice Associate Professor of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies University of Kentucky February 16, 2021 ¦ 2:00PM-4:15PM CST Via Zoom: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/91938345106 Meeting ID: 919 3834 5106 Nietzsche’s well-known aphorism that truth is a […]
Overdoing Democracy: The Problem of Political Polarization
In this talk, Robert Talisse (Vanderbilt University) draws from current findings regarding political polarization to argue that, as important a social good as democracy is, it is nonetheless possible for citizens to overdo it.
COGSEC Conference
The Center for Media Engagement is proud to host COGSEC, an online conference that will bring together a community of practitioners on the front lines of dealing with and actively combatting the efforts of malign actors online.
SXSW Panel: “How Newsrooms Can Help Bridge Divides”
Join us for our SXSW panel “How Newsrooms Can Help Bridge Divides.”
Hashtag Heroes vs. Disinfo Dystopia: The Left, the Right, and the Truth about Social Media Activism
The Department of Communication Studies in the Moody College of Communication at The University of Texas at Austin welcomes Dr. Deen Freelon of UNC-Chapel Hill for the latest installment of the CMS Spring Colloquium Series on Truth. This event is co-Sponsored by the Center for Media Engagement.
Solidarity Reporting on Afghanistan: Resisting Dehumanizing Portrayals
How can journalists better represent the voices and experiences of Afghan people at this time? Who should we think of as experts on Afghanistan? What does solidarity reporting on Afghanistan look like? Join Azeta Hatef (Emerson College, journalism studies) and Anita Varma (UT Austin, Solidarity Journalism Initiative) for a discussion of key issues in reporting […]
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