Terme di Caracalla, Rome on May 12, 2026  The recent convergence of two kinds of AI news has unnerved a lot of us.   The first kind is mag...

Rethinking journalistic martyrdom through the lens of Pierre Bourdieu’s field theory

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So you want to steal an election, huh?

The company has mutated into something that defies both comparison and logic.

Hi all, The TL/DR A new proposed rule would dramatically empower political appointees to control who receives federal grants in the United States and what can be done with them. We provide some basi...

Software designed to remove safety protections creates systems that provide responses on biological weapons and malware

As we recognize the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we are called to reflect on the founders' vision for American democracy. This talk will...

Much of what Mitchell Sylvestre says is distorted or untrue.

Fragile media ecosystems remind us what’s at stake for journalism

Join us on April 7 as journalists discuss their changing roles in image/video verification, covering the arctic, and border issues. All are welcome.

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Presented by Allana Acchione, PhD candidate in Media Studies, and Professor Tom Streeter, as part of the FIMS Mediations Lecture Series. All are welcome.

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Full conversation with Lina Khan on Zohran Mamdani, corporate welfare, and the FTC — embedded via The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart.

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A political storm is coming, and it’s going to hit hard.

Judge asked federal government lawyer: 'Do you believe this is an appropriate way to deal with a judge’s order that you disagree with?'