Tech, Media and Democracy

Cornell Tech * Columbia University * NYU * The New School * CUNY Newmark

From believing the US election results to getting reliable information about Covid-19 and the vaccines, trustworthy information plays an immense role in our society. But our information ecosystem and platforms are not yet up to the task. With the rise of misinformation and fake news, with rampant online abuse and harassment, and with the decline of news media, the quality of online information available to us has been rapidly deteriorating. Our city-wide collaboration, now in its 4th year, seeks to understand the impact of our information ecosystem on democracy and our society, and create new technologies that address the delicate balance between technology, media, and democracy.

This spring semester, starting in February 2021, we will offer a public (virtual) speaker series that will accompany the cross-NYC academic course.