Algorithmic Media

A conveniência dos algoritmos: O papel do YouTube nas eleições brasileiras de 2018

O YouTube, por meio do seu sistema de recomendação de vídeos, vem sendo apontado como uma plataforma de disseminação de ideias conservadoras, na qual se desenvolve um modelo alternativo de influência que favorece a promoção de temas contrários às noções…

The Political Narrative of YouTube Recommendation System: 2018 Ontario election

McKelvey, F., Frizzera, L. (2019) The Political Narrative of YouTube Recommendation System: 2018 Ontario election. Canadian Communication Association (CCA). Vancouver, Canada. Visualization available here: http://labs.fluxo.art.br/rankflow/ Check our findings for the Brazilian Federal Elections: http://luciano.fluxo.art.br/algorithms-and-disinformation-the-role-of-youtube-in-the-brazilian-political-scene/ Social media is both an important…

Algorithms and Disinformation: The role of YouTube in the Brazilian political scene

Reis, R., Zanetti, D., Frizzera, L. (2019) Algorithms and Disinformation: The role of YouTube in the Brazilian politics. Congresso da Associação Brasileira de Pesquisadores em Comunicação e Política. Brasilia, Brazil. Visualization available here: http://labs.fluxo.art.br/rankflow-brasil/ Check our findings for the Ontario…

Published: I/O: Reinforcing Newsmaking Practices Through Algorithmic Media

Recent developments in communication and information technology have disrupted the long-established dominance of mass media over the production and distribution of news. As an effort to reclaim their role of society’s information gatekeeper, media companies absorb digital technology as instruments…

CCA Conference 2016 – I/O: Enforcing Idealized Newsmaking Practices Through Algorithm

During the Canadian Communication Association (CCA) Conference 2017 (Toronto, Canada), I presented the paper “ I/O: Enforcing Idealized Newsmaking Practices Through Algorithm”. Below you will find the abstract and my slides. Abstract For more than two centuries the production of…

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