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CMCI-related panels

The Fake News Phenomenon with Elizabeth Skewes and Pat Ferrucci
12:30p.m.-1:45p.m., UMC Glenn Miller East Ballroom

The phrase “fake news” 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 — 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 �鶹ӰԺ and
2:00p.m. - 3:15p.m., UMC Glenn Miller East Ballroom

The City of �鶹ӰԺ 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 �鶹ӰԺ and (second session)
3:30p.m. - 4:45p.m., UMC Glenn Miller East Ballroom

The City of �鶹ӰԺ 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.

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From April 3 to May 9, the College of Media, Communication and Information and  will host an installation of the Shared Studios portal project, a work that allows people all over the world to host live chats inside shipping containers placed in various countries. CU �鶹ӰԺ will be the site of one of these Portals, where the public can sign up to video chat with other portals hosted in places like Afghanistan, Honduras, Iraq, Mexico, and more. 

See for more information. [video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KzMGwoFa58]

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It is with sadness we announce the cancellation of the Meghan McCain town hall on Nov. 14. Ms. McCain is unable to be with us due to new contractual obligations with Fox News. While we are disappointed, we wish her the best in her new position. 

We hope to schedule another speaker in early 2017. Please bookmark this page in the coming months for more information.

CMCI, the  and are presenting two talks this fall as part of a CMCI lecture series highlighting diverse political perspectives from media professionals and public intellectuals.

Journalist and intellectual Thomas Frank will give a talk titled “What Ever Happened to the Party of the People?” on Monday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. in Math 100. Author, columnist, talk radio host, and Fox News contributor Meghan McCain will speak at a town hall on Monday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Math 100.

Frank’s articles have appeared in the Financial Times, Harper’s Magazine, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Salon, The American Prospect, The Guardian, The Nation and Wall Street Journal. He is the author of eight books, including the New York Times bestseller What’s the Matter with Kansas? His most recent book, Listen, Liberal: Or, What Ever Happened to the Party of the People?, was published in March 2016.

McCain is a columnist, talk radio host, Fox News contributor and New York Times best-selling author. Her most recent book, America, You Sexy Bitch: A Love Letter to Freedom, chronicles her cross-country road trip with left-winged comedian Michael Ian Black in 2011.

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