Issue Breakdown: Online Misinformation
March 22, 2022
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An Interview with Daryl Davis: Part 2
March 22, 2022
In Part 1 of our interview, you heard musician Daryl Davis describe the experiences that led him to talk to members of the KKK. Davis,…
An Interview with Daryl Davis: Part 1
March 16, 2022
If you want to hear about the time Daryl Davis successfully convinced a concert promoter to hire him as Chuck Berry’s pianist for an upcoming…
Regulating Social Media
March 8, 2022
There are dozens of bills in Congress that would regulate social media in some way, but this week’s podcast has another idea to throw into…
Disinformation, Misinformation & Truth: What’s at Stake?
March 8, 2022
On its face, misinformation seems like an obvious problem. Things should be true, right? But because misinformation has different impacts on different people – and…
Balancing Act: Free Speech & Misinformation
March 2, 2022
There are dozens of bills floating around Congress that would regulate tech companies, and a good chunk of them are aimed at changing the way…
Social Media, Free Speech, and the ACLU
February 21, 2022
Are social media companies taking down too much content or not enough? Ask Democrats and they might say that social media platforms leave up far…
Fog of War: Russia, Ukraine and a Disinformation Crisis
February 21, 2022
In a society with free expression and an open marketplace of ideas, will the truth eventually win? One Russian-born journalist says the idea that facts…
Misinformation vs. Disinformation: What’s the Difference?
February 9, 2022
We’ve got a short answer to this question, thanks to social media expert Claire Wardle of First Draft, a nonprofit based in Harvard’s Shorenstein Center…