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AI Applications for Social Science Research Database
by Anna Gjika 12 Jun '24

12 Jun '24

Hi all, Sharing this latest database of 250 Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications useful for social science research developed by some colleagues at MSU SSRC. I think it can be of use to many in this community. https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/ssrc-publications/6/ Here, also, is a a write up in The Conversation about the database: https://theconversation.com/new-database-features-250-ai-tools-that-can-enh… Best, Anna Anna Gjika, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Sociology SUNY New Paltz Author: *When Rape Goes Viral <https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520391048/when-rape-goes-viral>*

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Talk (hybrid) by John Postill on digital ethnography as a flat methodology (June 11, 17-18:30 CET)
by Monika Palmberger 12 Jun '24

12 Jun '24

Dear all, The Digital Ethnography Initiative (DEI) at the University of Vienna invites you to a talk by Dr. John Postill (RMIT): “Digital ethnography as a flat methodology”. The talk will take place at the University of Vienna and online and will be followed by a discussion. Date: June 11, 2024 Time: 17.00-18.30 CET Place: Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, 4. floor, HS-C NIG, Universitaetsstr. 7, 1010 Vienna Meeting link: https://univienna.zoom.us/j/61301690018?pwd=V3JFek9qTDRpVlFrdVF2VXRwVTRyQT09 You can find more information on the DEI website: https://digitalethnography.at/john-postill/ Best wishes, Monika, Philipp, Suzana ----------- Dr. Monika Palmberger https://www.monikapalmberger.eu Latest publications Migrants and New Media: Digital Ethnography, Transnationalism, and Superdiversity. In The Oxford Handbook of Superdiversity. 2023. Refugees enacting (digital) citizenship through placemaking and care practices near and far. In Citizenship Studies. 2022. Doing Research at Online and Offline Intersections: Bringing Together Digital and Mobile Methodologies (with Katja Kaufmann). In Media and Communication. 2022. Narratives of Transnational Placemaking. Exploring Migrant Workers’ Hidden Histories through Memory-Guided City Walks. In Narrative Culture. 2022. The Nexus of Anthropology and Narrative: Ethnographic Encounters with Storytelling Practices (with Barbara Götsch). In Narrative Culture. 2022. Special issues Across mobile online and offline spaces: Reflections on methods, practices, and ethics (with Katja Kaufmann). In Media and Communication, 2022. ‘Let me tell you a story‘: anthropological encounters with narrative (with Barbara Götsch). In Narrative Culture, 2022. Book Care across Distance: Ethnographic Explorations of Aging and Migration (with Azra Hromadzic), Berghahn (Paperback) 2022.

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RIP Lynn Conway
by Jeremy Hunsinger 12 Jun '24

12 Jun '24

Prof. Conway was a significant figure in the development of microchips, without her I think it is fair to say the internet that we know today wouldn't exist. She knew about AoIR, I don't know if she was a member of the list. I knew her for years on FB and other social media. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-06-11/lynn-conway-leading-compu… -- Jeremy Hunsinger Associate Professor Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University

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Call for Papers: AI and warfare (Conference, 16-18 October 2024, Berlin)
by Karoline Kozlowski 12 Jun '24

12 Jun '24

Dear colleagues, The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) and the Department of Media Studies, University of Bonn invite submissions to an international conference on the topic of artificial intelligence and future warfare in Berlin from 16-18 October, 2024. The deadline for the abstracts is 7 July, 2024. More information is also available at www.hiig.de/events/ai-warfare/ <https://www.hiig.de/events/ai-warfare/> . Call for papers: An International Conference in Berlin, Germany, 16-18 October 2024 AI and warfare – Investigating the technological and political domains of current conflicts Global conflicts and challenges to international security are among the most pressing issues of our time. Artificial intelligence is increasingly shaping the ways in which warfare is conducted, adding both complications and urgency to the issues caused by the current major geopolitical shifts. AI is one of the driving factors of technological change in warfare in general, with its major effects mainly related to new degrees of complexity in automation and new forms of human-machine interaction. On the one hand, this change introduces new capabilities in weapons systems, in particular in the fields of processing information, generating knowledge and the automation of decision-making. Most prominently, this results in a decreasing level of human intervention and control, thereby reshaping the relationship between human operators and autonomous weapons systems. On the other hand, AI-related developments do not only concern the kinetic dimension of warfare but also expand into what military theory calls the ‘information domain’. Shaping and controlling narratives has been an integral part of conflicts and warfare for a long time, with disinformation and propaganda campaigns utilising the most recent (media) technologies for this purpose. The functionality of AI applications will increasingly be integrated in these efforts, as can already be observed with the dissemination of manipulated content on social media. AI-based technologies are also deployed in cyber warfare, which is not limited to the singular hacking of a system, but rather targeted to directly affect whole digital military infrastructures or civilian entities in politics, the economy or research. The objective of the conference is to explore these domains of modern warfare in order to develop a more accurate picture of the various effects of AI in military contexts. Another goal is to broaden the perspective of the military deployment of AI beyond questions of weapon systems and their control, by particularly looking at adversarial uses of AI in hybrid forms of warfare in the information domain. The conference particularly aims to develop and establish a dialogue between the research on these two domains that are often explored separately. Against this background and in this spirit, we invite contributions along the following lines of inquiry: (1) AI in military technologies and the relationship between humans and machines The developments of machine learning and automated decision-making in networked and data-rich environments do not simply change weapons systems but rather have to be modelled as elements in complex systems of humans and machines. Military applications of AI, for example, pose various kinds of problems at the level of human control over these systems which can exert potentially lethal effects. They are also at the core of networked information processing (for example to select targets) and decision-making based on complex forms of synthesising data. Information superiority, situational awareness and electronic warfare are crucial issues for an understanding of the contemporary forms of military applications of AI-based weapons systems. Talks in this section may address historical or contemporary examples for AI-based information processing in military systems and decision making such as target selection, including various forms of cyber liabilities of military networks and infrastructures (for example communication infrastructure as well as logistics or energy supply). It may also explore current technologies based on concepts of human-machine interaction, with questions on the role of interfaces, including battlefield management systems, or human-machine teaming in the interactions between manned and unmanned systems. Relevant contributions in this section may also analyse how research and development of military technologies are informed by larger cultural narratives of AI-enabled weapons. (2) AI and the relationship between political processes and information warfare Automated and autonomous forms of information generation and processing also extend deeply into the media systems of societies, its respective militaries, civil institutions and political systems. Corresponding questions concern various forms of automated manipulation of public opinion, via bots or targeted misinformation (including deep fakes) on social media platforms. This domain particularly addresses the political decision-making processes in an information and media environment that is increasingly influenced by AI technologies. Talks in this section may address topics such as the use of AI in efforts to manipulate public opinion or political processes as part of hybrid attacks or warfare in the information domain. Besides the use of generative AI in producing manipulated content, phenomena also include AI-enabled mass surveillance, as well as the targeting, profiling and tracing of individuals in exerting power or with manipulative intentions (particularly evoking emotional responses). Other issues concern the question of how these developments challenge the idea of democratic legitimacy or mechanisms of regulation and accountability (e.g. democratic control of autonomous decision-making in military contexts). We welcome contributions from scholars of diverse disciplines such as computer science, cultural studies, political science, international relations & security studies, media and communication studies, military studies, psychology, sociology and science and technology studies. Interdisciplinary approaches as well as perspectives from practitioners and developers are also encouraged. Submission process Abstracts of approximately 2,500 characters in length (excl. references) should be submitted no later than 7 July, 2024 to ai-warfare(a)hiig.de. Speakers will be notified at the latest by 31 July, 2024. More information is also available at www.hiig.de/events/ai-warfare/ <https://www.hiig.de/events/ai-warfare/> .

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Online Talk June 18: Rob Gorwa on Qualitative Methods for Regulatory Episodes
by Christian Katzenbach 12 Jun '24

12 Jun '24

Dear colleagues, We are excited to announce the next instalment of our **Online Talk Series “Behind the Scenes – Conversations on Empirical Platform Governance Research”**: **Robert Gorwa (Berlin Social Science Center WZB)** Qualitative Methods for Regulatory Episodes: Examining Policy Development in the Context of Global Platform Regulation June 18, 3-4pm CEST Online via ZOOM (link will be provided in follow-up e-mail) Info and Registration: https://platform-governance.org/online-talk-series/session-10-robert-gorwa-… In the talk, Robert will explore the strategy that he developed in the research for **his new book, The Politics of Platform Regulation: How Governments Shape Online Content Moderation (OUP, 2024)**. The talk will present the idea of ‘regulatory episodes,’ moments of political contestation that shape the development and implementation of new policy initiatives. It will then outline how one can, through process tracing and related techniques from the policy studies literature, develop granular case studies of platform regulation’s emergence, drawing on qualitative data like stakeholder interviews and internal deliberative policy documents obtained from government actors via freedom of information requests. Providing a summary of some of the insights gleaned through those techniques, the talk will also reflexively engage with some of the advantages, limitations, and future possibilities for this kind of qualitative policy research. Open Access PDF of the book: https://academic.oup.com/book/56385 We are looking forward to meet you online on June 18! Please register soon on the event page in order to receive the ZOOM link on time. You are invited to forward this message to colleagues that might be interested in the topic, and guide them to registering for the series themselves on our website, but don’t publish the ZOOM link. https://platform-governance.org/online-talk-series/session-10-robert-gorwa-… With best regards, Christian Katzenbach, Paloma Viejo Otero, João C. Magalhães **About** This talk is part of the series Behind the Scenes – Conversations on Empirical Platform Governance Research that invites scholars in this field to share their experiences and views, fostering community exchange about how we can study platform governance in this challenging context. It is hosted by the Lab “Platform Governance, Media, and Technology” (PGMT) at the Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI), University of Bremen, and the Centre for Media and Journalism Studies, University of Groningen. https://platform-governance.org/online-talk-series/ — Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach Professor of Media and Communication ZeMKI, University of Bremen | Lab Platform Governance, Media and Technology (PGMT) https://platform-governance.org/team/christian-katzenbach/ Visiting Professor London School of Economics (LSE) https://www.lse.ac.uk/media-and-communications/people/visiting-and-associat…

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Robert Gorwa as Part of the Online Talk Series "Behind the Scenes" June 18th 15:00 CEST
by Paloma Viejo Otero 12 Jun '24

12 Jun '24

Dear all We are excited to announce the next instalment of our Online Talk Series “Behind the Scenes – Conversations on Empirical Platform Governance Research”: Robert Gorwa (Berlin Social Science Center WZB) Qualitative Methods for Regulatory Episodes: Examining Policy Development in the Context of Global Platform Regulation June 18, 3-4pm CEST Online via ZOOM (link will be provided in follow-up e-mail) https://platform-governance.org/online-talk-series/session-10-robert-gorwa-… <https://platform-governance.org/online-talk-series/session-10-robert-gorwa-…> In the talk, Robert will explore the strategy that he developed in the research for his new book, The Politics of Platform Regulation: How Governments Shape Online Content Moderation <https://academic.oup.com/HTTPHandlers/Sigma/LoginHandler.ashx?code=UtI7r2&s…> (OUP, 2024). The talk will present the idea of ‘regulatory episodes,’ moments of political contestation that shape the development and implementation of new policy initiatives. It will then outline how one can, through process tracing and related techniques from the policy studies literature, develop granular case studies of platform regulation’s emergence, drawing on qualitative data like stakeholder interviews and internal deliberative policy documents obtained from government actors via freedom of information requests. Providing a summary of some of the insights gleaned through those techniques, the talk will also reflexively engage with some of the advantages, limitations, and future possibilities for this kind of qualitative policy research. We are looking forward to meet you online on June 18! You are invited to forward this message to colleagues that might be interested in the topic, and guide them to registering for the series themselves on our website <http://This talk will explore the strategy that I developed in the research for my new book, The Politics of Platform Regulation: How Governments Shape Online Content Moderation (OUP, 2024). The talk will present the idea of ‘regulatory episodes,’ moments of political contestation that shape the development and implementation of new policy initiatives. It will then outline how one can, through process tracing and related techniques from the policy studies literature, develop granular case studies of platform regulation’s emergence, drawing on qualitative data like stakeholder interviews and internal deliberative policy documents obtained from government actors via freedom of information requests. Providing a summary of some of the insights gleaned through those techniques, the talk will also reflexively engage with some of the advantages, limitations, and future possibilities for this kind of qualitative policy research.>. With best regards, Christian Katzenbach, Paloma Viejo Otero, João C. Magalhães This talk is part of the series Behind the Scenes – Conversations on Empirical Platform Governance Research <https://platform-governance.org/online-talk-series/> that invites scholars in this field to share their experiences and views, fostering community exchange about how we can study platform governance in this challenging context. It is hosted by the Lab “Platform Governance, Media, and Technology” (PGMT) at the Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI), <https://www.uni-bremen.de/en/zemki> University of Bremen, and the Centre for Media and Journalism Studies <https://www.rug.nl/research/icog/research/research-centres/centre-for-journ…>, University of Groningen. You are receiving this mail because you have registered for the Talk Series. If you want to stop receiving messages about this, please <a href=”{{UNSUBSCRIBE}}”>click here</a> to unsubscribe. I'd be sad to see you go. But if you want to, you can unsubscribe from here <https://platform-governance.org/?es=unsubscribe&hash=eyJtZXNzYWdlX2lkIjoiMi…> Dr. Paloma Viejo Otero YUFE Alliance Fellow. Hate Speech and Platform Governance Platform Governance, Media and Technology Lab, ZeMKI, University of Bremen, Germany. Email: viejoote(a)uni-bremen.de

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Call for Chapter abstracts: Edited collection on Design and Fan Studies
by Jacobs, Naomi 12 Jun '24

12 Jun '24

Dear all, Apologies if you receive this from multiple circulations. Please share and consider submitting to the following call. Details can also be found here: https://wp.lancs.ac.uk/fanstudies/call-for-chapters-design-and-fan-studies/ Call for Chapters - Edited collection on Design and Fan Studies Proposed editor: Naomi Jacobs, Lancaster University Background On 1st March 2024 a Symposium event was hosted by the Fan Studies Lancaster research network where links and synergies between the fields of Fan Studies and Design were discussed. Recordings of the event are available, which give an idea of the rich opportunities at this intersection, and can be found here: https://vimeo.com/showcase/11044138 An edited collection is now under consideration with Emerald Publishing which will bring together fan studies scholars and design researchers to discuss where new exciting research may emerge at the intersection of these two areas. Confirmed contributors include our symposium keynote speaker Dr Bethan Jones, and others who spoke at the event. Call for chapters Fan studies is a field of research which examines fans, fan cultures and fandom. Although often associated with disciplines such as media studies and English literature, it is an interdisciplinary field that spans a multitude of lenses through which to consider what fans do and what fans create. Design research is the study of design; what designers do, how research can support design, and how design can be a research method for creation of new knowledge. Design is problem-focused, considering ways in which we can design new products, services, and experiences that may require consideration of multiple stakeholders, and address complex 'wicked' problems with no single correct solution. Fan studies and design are both relatively young disciplines (Jacobs, 2018), both of which are familiar with interdisciplinarity, and with co-production and participation. Many fans take part in activities which might be considered design; from production of creative outputs such as fanvids and fanart (Nielsen, 2021), to community-led projects for activism (Kligler-Vilenchik et al, 2012), and creating platforms such as Archive of Our Own (Fiesler et al, 2016). Similarly, many current questions being addressed in design research have bearing on fan communities, including design for sustainability (Lamerichs, 2024), the design and affordances of platforms (Ghosh and Aragon, 2024) and the implications of new technologies such as AI (Li and Pang, 2024) Examples of potential chapter topics include but are not limited to: * Brands, marketing and merchandise * Participatory design methods and the acafan * Design of fan platforms * How platform designs and affordances shape practices and community * Design, data storytelling and digital humanities * Fan practice as design - memetics, fanmerch and transformative works * Service design in fan tourism How to submit We invite those who work in fan studies, those who work in design research, or those who are already working between these areas to submit chapter abstracts of 250-500 words. Joint expertise in both fields is not required, only a curiosity about one or both areas. Please send abstracts and a short biographical note (50-100 words) by 30th September 2024 to naomi.jacobs(a)lancaster.ac.uk<mailto:naomi.jacobs@lancaster.ac.uk>, with a view to having completed chapters of approximately 4000-8000 words by March 2025 (to be confirmed). Please do not hesitate to get in touch with any questions and share this call with any potential interested parties. All the best, Naomi Dr Naomi Jacobs Lecturer in Design Policy and Futures Thinking Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts (LICA) The LICA Building Lancaster University Bailrigg LA1 4WY Pronouns: She/her Because I work flexible hours, you may sometimes receive emails from me outside of your usual working times, and I may not always reply immediately. Regardless of when I sent this email, please do not feel you have to respond outside your own working hours.

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CFP Conference: Mobilities in context: popular culture, communications and socialities
by Daniel Aranda Juarez 12 Jun '24

12 Jun '24

CFP Conference: Mobilities in context: popular culture, communications and socialities <https://symposium.uoc.edu/112598/detail/2nd-cultural-studies-conference-mob…> October 25th 2024, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya <https://www.google.com/maps/place/UOC+Universidad+Abierta+de+Catalu%C3%B1a/…>, Barcelona (Spain). In Person. Our conference proposal is grounded in the work of David Morley, emphasizing the importance of paying attention to the materialities and contexts of mobile communications in relation to our everyday, always situated life: "context is no 'optional extra' which we might study at the end of the analytic process but rather, is best seen as a 'starting point' which has determining effects on both production and consumption" (2017, 2). In a recent book, Morley, along with Annette Hill, Maren Hartmann, and Magnus Andersson, introduces the concept of "mobile socialities" as a generative concept to reclaim the anthropological tradition of cultural and media reception studies and incorporate them into mobilities, reflecting on people in motion and the role of mobile media in everyday life. The paradigm of mobilities has opened up the field of social sciences to explore the role of movement in the constitution and functioning of institutions and social practices in recent decades (Urry, 2007): the constant flow of people, objects, money, communications, and ideas. These are physical or imaginary movements that also involve complex combinations of networks, relationships, technologies, and systems, not limited to fixed spaces. This mobility paradigm is defined as a non-media-centric approach and suggests moving away from solely identifying communicative processes and practices with the phenomenon of media and technologies. From this perspective, mobile communications allow experiencing everyday life as a continuum that problematizes the fragmentation of the public and private, production and reproduction, as well as the division between spaces and territories. The relational aspect is crucial and necessary to emphasize in a current climate and migration crisis: what happens in one place affects another, and people's experiences of life, their relationship with ideas, imaginaries and objects are very different, intersectional, interdependent, changing and dynamic. The aim of the conference is to contextualize mobilities and think about them in connection with socialities, representations, and discourses of popular culture, a central element of our contemporary societies, and the sense of belonging that these mobile communications enhance in communities, territories, cultures and traditions. We invite participants to explore mobilities in relation to the following general themes: - Socialities, Migrations, and Geographies of Mobility - Imaginaries and Representations of Mobility - Everyday Life and Mobile Communications - Mobilities, Belonging and Identities - Power and Mobility/Immobility - Consumption, Mobilities and Domestication - Media Industries, Regulation and Mobilities Keynotes confirmed: Dr. Annette Hill (Jönköping University) Dr. David Morley (Goldsmiths University) We invite abstracts of 400-500 words, highlighting the paper's focus and contribution to the theme. 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Conference notification
by Caroline James-Garrod 12 Jun '24

12 Jun '24

Call For Papers 2024 JERAA Conference University of Melbourne Wednesday 27 - Friday 29 November 2024 Early Career Researchers Day Tuesday 26 November 2024 Forward: facing the next wave of journalism disruption ‘Forward’ is about imagining and preparing for the future and then proceeding to face the challenges and possibilities ahead. For contemporary journalism, it implies critically anticipating and dealing with the consequences of seemingly endless waves of technological disruption. This year, the news industry - practitioners, educators, researchers and consumers - are experiencing the impacts of Artificial Intelligence, the defunding of news on digital platforms, copyright battles, further downsizing of media businesses and the belligerence of big tech, and all in the context of looming elections and global conflict. The 2024 JERAA conference will offer space to consider these pressing social and technological issues, as well as our role as educators and researchers in working to future-proof the industry, craft and discipline of journalism. We invite abstracts (250-300 words) with short bios (100 words max.), and panel proposals that include (but are not exclusive to) industry and education discussions and theoretical and empirical research on the following themes: Digital platforms: The line in the sand or the “post social media” moment? Sovereign states versus Big Tech The News Media Bargaining Code and its international adaptations Trends and challenges for sovereign states in regulating digital platforms The news media industry after the decline of news on social media Identity and news Australian journalism after The Voice referendum First Nations media in Australia and across the globe Race, feminism, LGBTQ+ inclusion in newsrooms and journalism Safety and online abuse Activism, advocacy and journalism Freedom and journalism in war zones New forms of journalism in conflict zones Freedom fighters, civil rights and journalists in prison Reportage in Gaza and Ukraine Covering protests Misinformation, fact-checking and ethical behaviour Hyper-partisan and far-right media and the polarisation of news Covering elections and political campaigns Science journalism after COVID-19: climate change, health crises Journalism ethics on trial, both legally and in the court of public opinion. Trauma, stigma and framing (for good or evil) Lessons from Bondi Who is a terrorist? Covering gendered violence Guidelines for reporting suicide in Indigenous communities Educating and training journalists Learning and teaching journalism for international students in Australia What to do about AI and journalism? Podcasting and excellence in audio storytelling New trends in authentic and experiential learning in journalism Collaboration to tell big stories Abstracts and panel proposals due Friday 12 July 2024, emailed to jeraa-2024(a)unimelb.edu.au The Centre for Advancing Journalism warmly invites you to the JERAA conference on the campus of the University of Melbourne on the lands of Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung People during the last week of November 2024. The JERAA Early Career Researchers Day will be held on Tuesday 26 November, followed by the main conference between Wednesday and Friday 27-29 November. On Wednesday 27 November we will hold a joint session with the annual AANZCA (Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Communication Association) conference. This rare occasion will be an opportunity to network with colleagues and discuss issues that are critical to both associations. We will also host AANZCA for a joint celebration to mark the end of their conference and the beginning of ours. We encourage AANZCA members to stay on and participate at JERAA. For those intending to do so, we offer a 15% discount on the conference price. The conference will be hosting three guest speakers: Investigative journalist Gerard Ryle will discuss Collaborative Journalism as a way to fight disruption in a Q&A-style conference discussion. Gerard is the Pulitzer Prize and Emmy-award winning director of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) in Washington, DC. He led the worldwide teams of journalists who worked on the Offshore Leaks, Panama Papers, Paradise Papers, Implant Files, FinCEN Files, and Pandora Papers investigations - the six biggest collaborations in journalism history. The Pandora Papers project involved more than 600 journalists at more than 150 news outlets in 117 countries working together. Gerard has won and shared in more than 90 major journalism awards from eight countries, including five Walkley Awards. In 2021, ICIJ was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Award-winning ABC journalist Bridget Brennan will deliver a keynote address on critical topics including reporting on Indigenous affairs and violence against women. Bridget has been a journalist with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for more than a decade. A Dja Dja Wurrung, Yorta Yorta woman, she is a newsreader and presenter at News Breakfast, and recently the Indigenous Affairs Editor at ABC. In 2017, Bridget was appointed the ABC’s first National Indigenous Affairs Correspondent, reporting on the murders of Aboriginal women in Central Australian communities, and investigated racism in Australia’s health system and the escalating number of Aboriginal children being removed from their families. Last year, Bridget was a fellow with the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford Universities where she researched the global pressures facing First Nations reporters in mainstream newsrooms. Bridget, together with Brooke Fryer, Suzanne Dredge and Stephanie Zillman won the 2023 Melbourne Press Club Gold Quill for their Four Corners investigation “How Many More?” which shone a light on the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women. US researcher Casey Mock, Chief Policy and Public Affairs Officer at the Center for Humane Technology, will examine AI and deception at the 2024 JERAA Conference. Casey’s address will consider how AI disturbs coverage of this year's US Presidential Election. He will discuss latest CHT research that explores how misinformation/disinformation harms people's right to freedom of speech, and freedom to think, and what journalists can do to constructively respond. Information about keynote speakers, panel sessions and the Early Career Researchers Day will be provided in coming weeks. Learn more about JERAA by visiting its website: https://jeraa.org.au/# Further information: Main conference email: jeraa-2024(a)unimelb.edu.au Andrew Dodd adodd(a)unimelb.edu.au Caroline James-Garrod caroline.jamesgarrod(a)unimelb.edu.au Silvia Montana Nino silvia.montanan(a)unimelb.edu.au Sami Shah sami.shah(a)unimelb.edu.au Louisa Lim louisa.lim(a)unimelb.edu.au JERAA 2024 is supported by the University of Melbourne’s Centre for Advancing Journalism, Mindframe, Our Watch, Dart Asia Pacific, and Media Super Dr Caroline James-Garrod | Subject Co-ordinator Centre for Advancing Journalism School of Culture and Communication | Faculty of Arts The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia E: caroline.jamesgarrod(a)unimelb.edu.au Publications: James-Garrod, C. (2023), ''No time to think': Overloaded journalists trim practices to save time', Australian Journalism Review, 45:2, pp.257-76, https://doi.org/10.1386/ajr_00135_7 Dr Caroline James-Garrod | Subject Co-ordinator Centre for Advancing Journalism School of Culture and Communication | Faculty of Arts W306, John Medley Building West, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia E: caroline.jamesgarrod(a)unimelb.edu.au Publications: James-Garrod, C. (2023), ''No time to think': Overloaded journalists trim practices to save time', Australian Journalism Review, 45:2, pp. 257-76, https://doi.org/10.1386/ajr_00135_7

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Payal Arora, live public talk in a timezone for [your] billions, 13 June
by Luke H 12 Jun '24

12 Jun '24

Payal Arora (Prof. Utrecht) will be delivering a public talk at Deakin University, Live streamed 13 June at 11:00AM AEST (9AM Beijing, and 6PM LA) on "Lessons from the Global South on Designing Inclusive Tech" https://www.youtube.com/live/p34wLqBzaE0 Presented by www.CDII.events, at Deakin University, Australia, Payal will speak to "Lessons from the Global South on Designing Inclusive Tech” from her new book “From Pessimism to Promise" with Q&A from the room and the net. Abstract: When it comes to tech, the mainstream headlines are bleak: Algorithms control and oppress. AI will destroy democracy and our social fabric, and possibly even drive us to extinction. While legitimate concerns drive these fears, Payal Arora points out that we need to equally account for the fact that tech affords young people something incredibly valuable—a rare space for self-actualisation. Outside the West, where most of the world's youth reside, there is a significant different outlook on tech: in fact, there is a contagion of optimism toward all things digital. These users, especially those in marginalised contexts, are full of hope for new tech. As AI disrupts sectors across industries, education, and beyond, who better to shine the light forward, Arora argues, than the Global South, the navigator of all manner of forced disruptions, leapfrogging obstructive systems, norms, and practices to rapidly reinvent itself? Payal Arora is a Professor of Inclusive AI Cultures at Utrecht University, and Co-Founder of FemLab, a feminist futures of work initiative. https://www.uu.nl/medewerkers/PArora https://femlab.co <https://femlab.co/>

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