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Role of News Media

Jay Rosen, a long-time professor of journalism at New York University and one of the great thinkers on the changing nature of journalism in the digital age, speaks with Aspen Digital's Executive Director, Vivian Schiller, on the challenges and opportunities around disinformation within the news industry.

BY Aspen Digital

Video

06.09.2021
Technology

News Literacy and Education

Alan Miller, CEO and founder of the News Literacy Project, examines the role of news literacy and education as an effective countermeasure to the spread of mis- and disinformation with Aspen Digital Executive Director Vivian Schiller.

BY Aspen Digital

Video

06.09.2021
Technology

Future Risks and Emerging Threats

Amy Webb, founder and CEO of the Future Today Institute, speaks with Aspen Digital Executive Director Vivian Schiller on future disinformation threats, what to anticipate, and effective measures society can take today.

BY Aspen Digital

Video

06.03.2021
Technology

Impact of Anti-Black Radicalization and Disinformation

Brandi Collins-Dexter, a senior fellow at Color Of Change, discusses the book she is writing about the history and trajectory of Black political, economic and social power as it relates to the loss of offline Black-owned and controlled spaces.

BY Aspen Digital

Video

06.03.2021
Technology

Cognitive Science on the Spread of False Information

Dr. Brendan Nyhan, a political scientist and professor of government at Dartmouth College, speaks with Commission on Information Disorder Project Director Ryan Merkley about the effectiveness of misinformation countermeasures on the retention of misperceptions, the US elections, platforms and the YouTube algorithm, and more.

BY Aspen Digital

Video

06.03.2021
Technology

Disinformation, Technology & Polarization

Bruce Mehlman, founder of the bipartisan government relations firm Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas, speaks on the role technology plays in a polarized political landscape with Garrett Graff, the director for cyber initiatives for Aspen Digital.

BY Aspen Digital

Video

06.03.2021
Technology

Announcing the Virtually Human Working Group

Aspen Digital is taking a leap to reimagine how technology can shape our well-being and sense of place. The Virtually Human Working Group, composed of 24 thought-leaders across industry, research, civil society, and academia, seeks to better understand the cumulative effects of continuous and ubiquitous technology interaction on our human connections.

BY Kristine Gloria

Blog Post

06.01.2021
Technology

Helping Small Businesses Access COVID-19 Relief

MAY 25, 2021 - The Aspen Tech Policy Hub and the Tech Talent Project's Winter 2021 Tech Executive Leadership Initiative Cohort showcased their projects focused on 'Helping Small Businesses Access COVID-19 Relief.'

BY Aspen Tech Policy Hub

Video

05.25.2021
Technology

European Regulation Models

Stanford University Cyber Policy Center's Marietje Schaake speaks with Commission on Information Disorder project director Ryan Merkley on her experience as a member of European Parliament for the Dutch liberal democratic party and the legislative effort to reduce the spread and impact of disinformation on social media.

BY Aspen Digital

Video

05.19.2021
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