Overview
The SSRC's Media & Democracy program seeks to understand the evolving relationship between media, technology, and democratic life. Within this interdisciplinary and cross-sector scholarly community, the program incubates reflection and catalyzes research about a fast-moving subject, situating the present moment of technological and political change in broader historical and cultural contexts. By building bridges across disciplines and industries, the program works to consolidate an otherwise variegated field of scholars and practitioners.
In pursuit of these goals, SSRC's Media & Democracy program convenes workshops, public events, open forums, and web platforms that generate and publicize research and analysis at the intersection of media, technology, and democracy
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Program Components
News
View all →EVENT: Elections in the Age of Trump | On the eve of the midterm elections, FiveThirtyEight Senior Political Writer Clare Malone leads a conversation with John Sides, professor of political science at George Washington University and coauthor of the new book, Identity Crisis: The 2016 Presidential Campaign and the Battle for the Meaning of America.
New Media & Democracy Network to aggregate & curate academic research, news, and opinion investigating the close relationship between media, technology, and democracy.
EVENT | Join us 5/31 for the Media & Democracy program’s symposium on the “Consequences of Misinformation” at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC.
EVENT | Join us on 5/14 for the 2018 Media and Democracy Public Talk, “Safiya Noble: Confronting Algorithms of Oppression”
Events
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Staff
Jason RhodyProgram Director Kris-Stella TrumpProgram Director Adriana DiSilvestroProgram Assistant Cole EdickProgram Assistant James KirwanProgram Assistant Michael MillerProgram Officer Samuel SpiesProgram Officer Penelope WeberProgram Associate