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News, Technology, and Our Democracy
October 1, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm PDT
News, Technology, and Our Democracy
Join us for a dialogue about news, technology, truth in the age of misinformation, and the impact on our democracy.
Featuring:
- Gina Dalma (XXX), Executive Vice President, Strategy, Policy & Community Action, Silicon Valley Community Foundation
- Tim Olson (XXX), Senior Vice President, Strategic Digital Partners, KQED
- Marc Berman, CA State Assemblymember
There is growing distrust in news, government, and nonprofit institutions worldwide, driven by a sense of inequity and unfairness in the system.1 The business model that has supported news production for decades is in steep decline.2 The rise of technology companies as news aggregators has dramatically shifted news consumption and perceptions, and misinformation has become a core concern for society, especially in this 2020 election year. How are news organizations adapting? How is reader revenue3, constructive journalism,4 audience-driven editorial models,5 the trust project, and other efforts reviving journalism in the age of misinformation? How are we finding/discerning truth amidst the misinformation? How does this impact our democracy?
This dialogue is part of ALF’s We the People democracy initiative.
3Journalism, Media, Technology Trends, Reuters Institute, Oxford
4Constructive Journalism Institute
Gallop/Knight Foundation Survey: American Views 2020: Trust, Media and Democracy