In this Medium post, Founder and President danah boyd reflects on the current state of journalism and offers next steps. "Contemporary propaganda isn’t about convincing someone to believe something, but convincing them to doub... Read on Medium

How do people decide what to trust? Data & Society Postdoctoral Scholar Francesca Tripodi shares insights from her research into conservative news practices. "While not all Christians are conservative nor all conservatives... Read on Medium

Data & Society President and Founder danah boyd and Media Manipulation Research Lead Joan Donovan challenge newsrooms to practice "strategic silence" to avoid amplifying extremist messaging. "Editors used to engage in stra... Read on The Guardian

New Data & Society report recommends editorial “better practices” for reporting on online bigots and manipulators; interviews journalists on accidental amplification of extreme agendas Read more

New Data & Society ethnographic study illuminates conservative methods of fact-checking media; warns that search engines may facilitate disinformation Read more

This primer explores different types of data voids and how they can be exploited by those with ideological, economic, or political agendas. Read more

For the Media Manipulation Blog, Postdoctoral Scholar Caroline Jack, Researcher Becca Lewis, and Research Assistant Kinjal Dave contemplate "viewpoint diversity." "The CEOs’ comments reveal a paradox of democratic values: tole... Read on Media Manipulation Blog

How did the far-right co-opt the narrative of the movie Black Panther? Researcher Becca Lewis and Research Analyst Kinjal Dave investigate. "Beyond direct reactions to the movie itself, many in the far-right have used it as an... Read on Media Manipulation Blog

D&S Founder danah boyd and Researcher Robyn Caplan contributed to the book "Trump and the Media," which examines the role the media played in the election of Donald Trump. Other contributors include: Mike Ananny, Chris W... Read on MIT News

Read and/or watch Data & Society Founder and President danah boyd's keynote talk at SXSW EDU 2018. "I get that many progressive communities are panicked about conservative media, but we live in a polarized society and I ... Read on Points