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Members of the Public Tech Media Lab will be heading to the Association of Internet Researchers Annual Conference in Mexico City, October 14–17, 2026. Here’s what’s coming up: Wednesday, 14 October Thursday, 15 October Friday, 16 October Saturday, 17 October Stop by if you’re attending to find out more about these studies and what else …
Isthmus has a new policy in place that governs our use of artificial intelligence by Judith Davidoff In an opinion column titled “Let the Bond Market Speak” that ran recently in The Wall Street Journal, billionaire and former hedge fund manager Stanley Druckenmiller argued that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent should not intervene in the bond market. After …
The UW Public Tech Media Lab helps journalists use new tech ethically. By Margaret Shreiner The rise of artificial intelligence technologies is changing the way journalists report on some of the most pressing issues. But while AI remains controversial, it also has the potential to be a valuable tool for newsrooms, provided those working in …
The Public Tech Media Lab hosts a boot camp training for open-source investigation techniques. by Aaron R. Conklin June 8, 2026 Back in 2017, Mexico City was devastated by a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that leveled parts of the city and beyond, killing nearly 400 people and injuring more than 6,000. For Gisella Peréz de Acha, who was living there …
Call for Papers The Routledge Handbook of Open Source Investigations Open source investigations (OSINV) leverage the widespread availability of natively digital or digitized data to build narratives about “what actually happened” that rely on source and methodological transparency and replicability to convince readers. Given their close ties to the digital subcultures that emerged on the …
Tomás Dodds is leading the new Public Tech Media Lab, which aims to be a resource for journalists hoping to be deliberate about how to ethically use new technology. by Margaret Shreiner April 27, 2026 The field of journalism, and media in general, is facing a pivotal moment. The rise of artificial intelligence technologies is changing the …
Journalisten laten zich makkelijk meeslepen in nieuwe technologie, omdat ze bang zijn om achter te blijven en de techsector te vriend willen houden. Daardoor vergeten ze weleens dat ze zelf invloed hebben op de manier waarop de technologie zich ontwikkelt, stelt een internationale groep mediawetenschappers. Een van hen is Tomás Dodds, die onlangs de Universiteit Leiden …