25 February 2019
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(13 Mar) George Brock: Journalism, disinformation and Facebook

  Journalism, disinformation and Facebook: How to survive an earthquake Speaker:  George Brock Date:  Wednesday, 13 March 2019 Time:  2:30 – 4:30pm Venue:  CPD 2.42, 2/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of […]
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6 October 2017
Published by jmsc at 6 October 2017

JMSC faculty share research about “fake news” and techniques on how to navigate the media

By Martin Choi The Journalism and Media Studies Centre held its first series of lunchtime talks this year titled “Journalism in the Age of ‘Fake News’” over the course of three weeks, at a time […]
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11 September 2017
Published by jmsc at 11 September 2017

JMSC lunchtime talks: Journalism in the Age of “Fake News”

12:30-1:30pm, 19 September 2017 (Tuesday) A Fulbrighter’s experience at the MIT Media Lab during the US presidential election Dr. King-wa Fu, Associate Professor After the 2016 United States presidential election and the “surprising” victory of President […]
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8 April 2016
Published by jmsc at 8 April 2016

Journalists are no longer just in the information business, university professor says

In the age of social media, journalists are no longer only in the information business, they’re also in the attention business, says Professor Alfred Hermida. Prof Hermida said that people today often go directly to […]
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19 March 2015
Published by admin at 19 March 2015

Asia Chats: Analyzing security and privacy of mobile messaging apps

The growth of applications like WeChat, Line, and KakaoTalk have raised questions about the pressures they may face in specific jurisdictions to censor or monitor communications and provide governments with user data. Masashi Crete-Nishihata, from Citizen Lab, will present his research on these issues, as well as how these companies may respond to these demands.
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