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…
A/B Testing: The Most Interesting Title Ever (Really)
In this probe, I want to explore some ideas about how algorithms are shaping our view of what we know about current affairs. But before jumping to any conclusions of technological determinism, I must clarify that algorithms should not be…