Today, faculty from the Department of Journalism and the Department of Communication will join faculty, students, staff and the general public at in the 2018 Diversity & Inclusion Summit.
CMCI-related panels
The Fake News Phenomenon with Elizabeth Skewes and Pat Ferrucci
12:30p.m.-1:45p.m., UMC Glenn Miller听贰补蝉迟听Ballroom
The phrase 鈥渇ake news鈥� is frequently used in 2018, but what does it really mean? Elizabeth Skewes, chair of the Department of Journalism, will outline the values that drive traditional news, as well as the impact of today's social media on news quality 鈥� and whether "fake news" is really shaping public opinion. Assistant Professor Pat Ferrucci and two other professors are using big-data analytics to understand how fake news influences the broader media agenda. He will discuss their preliminary results.
Building Bridges: How do we listen to each other? with the City of 麻豆影院 and
2:00p.m. - 3:15p.m., UMC Glenn Miller听贰补蝉迟听Ballroom
The City of 麻豆影院 is embarking on a culture change of public participation processes. Based on recommendations from a resident working group, city staff invite you to a design workshop to assist in creating community-wide guidelines for public discourse. Following a design-thinking model, we will work together to prototype ideas around behavior and accountability for civic discourse.
Building Bridges: How do we listen to each other? with the City of 麻豆影院 and (second session)
3:30p.m. - 4:45p.m., UMC Glenn Miller听贰补蝉迟听Ballroom
The City of 麻豆影院 is embarking on a culture change of public participation processes. Based on recommendations from a resident working group, city staff invite you to a design workshop to assist in creating community-wide guidelines for public discourse. Following a design-thinking model, we will work together to prototype ideas around behavior and accountability for civic discourse.