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Academic Article
Sur le journalismeAbstract: What kinds of articles are read most often on news websites? In web newsrooms, journalists now have access to software programs that allow them to track the preferences of their readers in real time. Based on this ... Read on Sur le journalismeNovember 2015 -
Longform
SSIRAll around the world, media outlets are learning that some funders are uncomfortable with supporting journalism merely as a “public good.” They want to see proof of impact. In this article, D&S advisor Ethan Zuckerman an... Read on SSIRNovember 2015 -
podcast
ScienceFriday.comIn this interview on Science Friday, D&S advisor Kate Crawford discusses how biases that are present in our culture can be found in big data sets that are used to train algorithms that will make critical decisions such pick... Read on ScienceFriday.comNovember 2015 -
blog post
PointsKaren Levy talks through Fitbits, data security, and digital monitoring – and analyzes why mechanisms matter in technology criticism. Read on PointsNovember 2015 -
Resource
GitBooksD&S fellow Mimi Onuoha along with Jeanne Pinder and Jan Schaffer at the Tow Center have put together a comprehensive guide on crowdsourcing. The guide is organized around a journalism-related definition of crowdsourcing and... Read on GitBooksNovember 2015 -
video
Data & SocietyOnline harassment isn’t a new plight or issue within social media, but what is new is the study and focus on online harassment. New verbiage, vocabulary, and offline initiatives have been created to focus on and provide support... Read moreNovember 2015 -
op-ed
New York TimesIn this op-ed, Data & Society fellow Seeta Peña Gangadharan addresses the question "Can Crime Be Ethically Predicted?" and argues that bias is inherent in the technical systems used in predictive policing leading to "fundam... Read on New York TimesNovember 2015 -
op-ed
Christian Science MonitorIn this op-ed, D&S advisor Deirdre Mulligan argues: Whether it's Britain or the US insisting that tech companies develop a mechanism to give police or spy agencies access to encrypted communications, backdoors put ever... Read on Christian Science MonitorNovember 2015 -
Longform
The New York TimesD&S fellow Natasha Singer writes about new online apps designed to give college students additional options for reporting sexual assaults. Colleges and Universities are embracing these apps as they continue to look for more... Read on The New York TimesNovember 2015 -
Longform
The AtlanticIf we measure infrastructure in terms of ROI, of course it doesn't make sense to build out fiber to the home in Point Arena. By that measure, it also doesn't really make sense to build bridges. Or roads. Or aqueducts. Public go... Read on The AtlanticNovember 2015