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Location-Based Targeting: History, Usage, and Rela...

The Propaganda Lab at the Center for Media Engagement created an overview on location-based targeting, including its history, the technologies behind it, and its usage over the years. The report also includes recommendations addressing some key concerns. Read More
Location-Based Targeting: History, Usage, and Related Concerns
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Examples of Solidarity Reporting

Check out examples of published solidarity reporting in a range of news outlets. Read More
Examples of Solidarity Reporting
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A Better Way to Tell Protest Stories

Protest coverage often casts protesters and their causes in a negative light, particularly when covering underrepresented groups. To help journalists frame stories in ways that do not harm these groups, the Center for Media Engagement examined two story areas of particular concern. Read More
A Better Way to Tell Protest Stories
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Landscape of the UK Science Engagement Training Co...

To help understand the impact and effectiveness of science engagement training in the UK, and what trainers and funders in the United States could learn from it, the Center for Media Engagement interviewed science engagement trainers about their approaches, content, goals, trainees, evaluation, and best practices.  Read More
Landscape of the UK Science Engagement Training Community
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How Local Newsrooms Can Better Connect with Conser...

The Center for Media Engagement partnered with Trusting News and 27 local newsrooms to investigate how news organizations can help bridge the divide between the media and American conservative and right-leaning audiences. Read More
How Local Newsrooms Can Better Connect with Conservative and Right-Leaning Audiences
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Geolocation Surveillance Roundtable

The University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Media Engagement and the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) hosted a roundtable about mass surveillance in the age of mass protest. We analyzed how electronic surveillance is used to monitor political protest, mass gatherings, and how location tracking enables microtargeting of propaganda… Read More
Geolocation Surveillance Roundtable
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Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts

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David 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. Read More
Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts
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Event: Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Fac...

What is the role of journalism and the press in a time when the truth is malleable, fake news is on the rise, and journalistic freedom is being put into question? How can our democratic society find real and sustainable solutions to our problems of disinformation, political polarization, and new… Read More
Event: Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts
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Social Media Influencers and the 2020 U.S. Electio...

The Center for Media Engagement's propaganda research team reports on the phenomenon of social media influencers as an avenue for political campaign communications, describes the challenges this issue poses to platforms and governments, and briefly explores solutions. Read More
Social Media Influencers and the 2020 U.S. Election: Paying ‘Regular People’ for Digital Campaign Communication
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Blurring the Line Between Reporting the Truth and ...

Should journalists show the faces of protesters in news coverage? Read More
Blurring the Line Between Reporting the Truth and Minimizing Harm