Daniel Kreiss
Assoc. Prof., Ph.D. Director @UNCMJschool. Prototype Politics: amazon.com/Prototype-Poli…
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The most important innovation in organizing will require about 10 minutes of your time.
The first time I went canvassing, I was in college. Now some 20 years later, the canvassing I once knew has changed (for the better).
WSJ News Exclusive | Bloomberg Bankrolls a Social-Media Army to Push Message
The effort is launching ahead of California’s March 3 primary and is one of the most unorthodox yet, blurring the lines between traditional campaign organizing and the distribution of sponsored content.
Local newsrooms deal with online harassment daily. Here are 3 things to help ahead of the 2020 elections.
Harassment toward journalists often includes calls for reporters' firing, attacks on intelligence and appearance and the now-infamous “fake news” creed.
Daniel Kreiss
Great @AndreaMartin328 piece @Poynter adapted from her @HussmanGrad @UNCHussman thesis research, "Local newsrooms deal with online harassment daily. Here are 3 things to help ahead of the 2020 elections."
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Deepfakes and Disinformation: Exploring the Impact of Synthetic Political Video on Deception, Uncertainty, and Trust in News - Cristian Vaccari, Andrew Chadwick, 2020
Artificial Intelligence (AI) now enables the mass creation of what have become known as “deepfakes”: synthetic videos that closely resemble real videos. Integra...
Kopenhaver Outstanding Early-Career Woman Scholar Award
Nominations are now accepted for the 2020 Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Outstanding Early-Career Woman Scholar Award honoring a woman-identifying early-career scholar who demonstrates outstanding resear…
Call for papers for the sixth conference of the International Journal of Press/Politics (Loughborough University, 29-30 June 2020)
On June 29-30, 2020, the Centre for Research in Communication and Culture at Loughborough University (United Kingdom) will host the sixth conference of the International Journal of Press/Politics, …
Facebook reverses on paid political messages that aren't ads
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook decided Friday to allow a type of paid political message that had sidestepped many of the social network's rules governing political ads, in a reversal that...
Facebook allows U.S. political candidates to run sponsored content
Facebook Inc said on Friday it was allowing U.S.-based political candidates to r...
Toppled but Not Gone: U.N.C. Grapples Anew With the Fate of Silent Sam
A judge this week scrapped a deal to give the Confederate statue, which was torn down by protesters in August 2018, to the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Michael Bloomberg’s Campaign Suddenly Drops Memes Everywhere
A campaign of sponsored content for the candidate flourished suddenly on Instagram. A new outfit, called Meme 2020, is behind it.
McClatchy files for bankruptcy, ending family control; it hopes to shed much of its pension obligations and eliminate ~60% of its debt
By Kevin G. Hall / McClatchy Washington Bureau. View the full context on Mediagazer.
Regulating Digital Campaigning: The Need for Precision in Calls for Transparency
Calls for transparency have become a prominent response to the challenges of overseeing online political campaigning, however, use of this term by policymakers often lacks precision about what is des...
Google News Initiative and Oxford University agree extension in support for Digital News Project to August 2023
The current grant will be extended for three year. The financial value of the agreement is £4.77m
The Internet Is a Toxic Hellscape—But We Can Fix It
The first step to cleaning up the smog of disinformation? Embrace your anxiety.
African American Musicians from North Carolina Made Groundbreaking Contributions to American Music
Raleigh, N.C. (February 1, 2019) – The Come Hear NC campaign salutes the many African American musicians from North Carolina that made groundbreaking contributions to America’s most important musical genres as we celebrate Black History Month....
Mike Bloomberg doesn’t want Silicon Valley’s money. He does want its employees.
Exclusive: Bloomberg gathered hundreds of tech leaders on a call to ask for their most talented friends.
Can Journalism Be Saved?
The question arises at this point, why are there so many black sheep in journalism? Why so many “fakes”? Why is the epidemic of “yellow journalism” so prevalent? This phrase is applied to newspapers which delight in sensations, crime, scandal, smut,...
Elizabeth Warren Before She Was a Pol
Starting in December of 2004 and into the early months of 2005 TPM turned itself almost exclusively over to a...
New York Times columnist to deliver Spring Commencement address | UNC-Chapel Hill
Acclaimed journalist, New York Times columnist, bestselling author and Carolina alumnus Frank Bruni will deliver the Spring Commencement address for the Class of 2020.