Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life
@citap.bsky.social
We research the intersection of technology platforms and democratic society.
Our work produces insights that inform a digital future rooted in equality and justice.
https://linktr.ee/unc_citap
Our work produces insights that inform a digital future rooted in equality and justice.
https://linktr.ee/unc_citap
“AI technologies are not inevitable… their development and widespread use are subject to democratic governance.”
We’ve released a new joint report from UNC + @unituebingen.bsky.social: "AI Governance & Democracy: A Statement of Principles and Transatlantic Research Goals".
We’ve released a new joint report from UNC + @unituebingen.bsky.social: "AI Governance & Democracy: A Statement of Principles and Transatlantic Research Goals".
August 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
“AI technologies are not inevitable… their development and widespread use are subject to democratic governance.”
We’ve released a new joint report from UNC + @unituebingen.bsky.social: "AI Governance & Democracy: A Statement of Principles and Transatlantic Research Goals".
We’ve released a new joint report from UNC + @unituebingen.bsky.social: "AI Governance & Democracy: A Statement of Principles and Transatlantic Research Goals".
🚨TODAY!🚨 We'll see you all soon!
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Join us for "Black Twitter: Talking Back and Transforming Television", a conversation on digital activism, media, and culture with Meredith D. Clark and Sherri M. Williams:
✬ March 26
✬ 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
✬ Halls of Fame, Carroll Hall
✬ Lunch provided
🔗 RSVP here: forms.office.com/r/j7cFNhTWRC
✬ March 26
✬ 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
✬ Halls of Fame, Carroll Hall
✬ Lunch provided
🔗 RSVP here: forms.office.com/r/j7cFNhTWRC
Microsoft Forms
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March 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
🚨TODAY!🚨 We'll see you all soon!
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Want to learn more? Tune in to KGI’s upcoming webinar on March 25th at 11am about how to fix the feeds 😊 Report authors will explain how algorithms are currently designed and how the report guidelines can make them better. Register now! 👇
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March 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Want to learn more? Tune in to KGI’s upcoming webinar on March 25th at 11am about how to fix the feeds 😊 Report authors will explain how algorithms are currently designed and how the report guidelines can make them better. Register now! 👇
bit.ly/4bBbraR
bit.ly/4bBbraR
American higher education now faces a perfect storm of demoralization, defunding, and delegitimization. These attacks are not random or isolated; they follow a classic authoritarian playbook, and go beyond ordinary policy disagreements and have become an existential threat to the academic sector.
March 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
American higher education now faces a perfect storm of demoralization, defunding, and delegitimization. These attacks are not random or isolated; they follow a classic authoritarian playbook, and go beyond ordinary policy disagreements and have become an existential threat to the academic sector.
Join us for "Black Twitter: Talking Back and Transforming Television", a conversation on digital activism, media, and culture with Meredith D. Clark and Sherri M. Williams:
✬ March 26
✬ 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
✬ Halls of Fame, Carroll Hall
✬ Lunch provided
🔗 RSVP here: forms.office.com/r/j7cFNhTWRC
✬ March 26
✬ 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
✬ Halls of Fame, Carroll Hall
✬ Lunch provided
🔗 RSVP here: forms.office.com/r/j7cFNhTWRC
Microsoft Forms
forms.office.com
March 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Join us for "Black Twitter: Talking Back and Transforming Television", a conversation on digital activism, media, and culture with Meredith D. Clark and Sherri M. Williams:
✬ March 26
✬ 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
✬ Halls of Fame, Carroll Hall
✬ Lunch provided
🔗 RSVP here: forms.office.com/r/j7cFNhTWRC
✬ March 26
✬ 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
✬ Halls of Fame, Carroll Hall
✬ Lunch provided
🔗 RSVP here: forms.office.com/r/j7cFNhTWRC
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Ecstatic to announce I'll join the University of North Dakota this fall as an Assistant Professor of Sociology! Honored to be a part of a close-knit community of dedicated faculty and students and to represent the Eternal Flame—persevering through adversity to make a tangible impact for the better.
February 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Ecstatic to announce I'll join the University of North Dakota this fall as an Assistant Professor of Sociology! Honored to be a part of a close-knit community of dedicated faculty and students and to represent the Eternal Flame—persevering through adversity to make a tangible impact for the better.
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📄 Excited to share a new dataset preprint!
WikiReddit: Tracing Information and Attention Flows Between Online Platforms
A collaboration with @beeeeeers.bsky.social, Viviane Ito, Agustin Orozco, and @ftripodi.bsky.social at @citap.bsky.social .
WikiReddit: Tracing Information and Attention Flows Between Online Platforms
A collaboration with @beeeeeers.bsky.social, Viviane Ito, Agustin Orozco, and @ftripodi.bsky.social at @citap.bsky.social .
February 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
📄 Excited to share a new dataset preprint!
WikiReddit: Tracing Information and Attention Flows Between Online Platforms
A collaboration with @beeeeeers.bsky.social, Viviane Ito, Agustin Orozco, and @ftripodi.bsky.social at @citap.bsky.social .
WikiReddit: Tracing Information and Attention Flows Between Online Platforms
A collaboration with @beeeeeers.bsky.social, Viviane Ito, Agustin Orozco, and @ftripodi.bsky.social at @citap.bsky.social .
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The latest @pewresearch.org & Knight report reveals that almost 1 in 5 U.S. adults regularly get their news from influencers on social media. Sign up to join news influencers and social media experts on 2/16 to discuss the rapidly changing news landscape: kf.org/4aGa9e9.
January 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The latest @pewresearch.org & Knight report reveals that almost 1 in 5 U.S. adults regularly get their news from influencers on social media. Sign up to join news influencers and social media experts on 2/16 to discuss the rapidly changing news landscape: kf.org/4aGa9e9.
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This is one last (unplanned) result of my Fulbright fellowship at CITAP. If you feel like reading a thorough analysis of how authoritarian tendencies overcome our democracies and what the US can learn from Central and Eastern Europe, click below
(featuring among others, @ivan-kalmar.bsky.social)
(featuring among others, @ivan-kalmar.bsky.social)
CITAP, in collaboration with Marie Heřmanová (@mariher.bsky.social) & Kristóf Szombati, presents a very timely and important reading list:
"Authoritarian Politics: How to Understand It and How to Resist It." ...🧵
citap.unc.edu/wp-content/u...
"Authoritarian Politics: How to Understand It and How to Resist It." ...🧵
citap.unc.edu/wp-content/u...
citap.unc.edu
January 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This is one last (unplanned) result of my Fulbright fellowship at CITAP. If you feel like reading a thorough analysis of how authoritarian tendencies overcome our democracies and what the US can learn from Central and Eastern Europe, click below
(featuring among others, @ivan-kalmar.bsky.social)
(featuring among others, @ivan-kalmar.bsky.social)
CITAP, in collaboration with Marie Heřmanová (@mariher.bsky.social) & Kristóf Szombati, presents a very timely and important reading list:
"Authoritarian Politics: How to Understand It and How to Resist It." ...🧵
citap.unc.edu/wp-content/u...
"Authoritarian Politics: How to Understand It and How to Resist It." ...🧵
citap.unc.edu/wp-content/u...
citap.unc.edu
January 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
CITAP, in collaboration with Marie Heřmanová (@mariher.bsky.social) & Kristóf Szombati, presents a very timely and important reading list:
"Authoritarian Politics: How to Understand It and How to Resist It." ...🧵
citap.unc.edu/wp-content/u...
"Authoritarian Politics: How to Understand It and How to Resist It." ...🧵
citap.unc.edu/wp-content/u...
In today's newsletter:
-South Korea’s fight and lessons for global democracy from @heesoojang.bsky.social
-Kamala Harris’ campaign and its impact on future leadership
-The rise of GLP-1 medications and their implications
-The role of social media in shaping online interactions and digital trust
-South Korea’s fight and lessons for global democracy from @heesoojang.bsky.social
-Kamala Harris’ campaign and its impact on future leadership
-The rise of GLP-1 medications and their implications
-The role of social media in shaping online interactions and digital trust
Democracy in Crisis, Digital Platforms, and Leadership Redefined
From South Korea's unrest to Kamala Harris’ campaign, GLP-1 medications, and social media’s impact—CITAP researchers tackle today’s key challenges.
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December 10, 2024 at 5:16 PM
In today's newsletter:
-South Korea’s fight and lessons for global democracy from @heesoojang.bsky.social
-Kamala Harris’ campaign and its impact on future leadership
-The rise of GLP-1 medications and their implications
-The role of social media in shaping online interactions and digital trust
-South Korea’s fight and lessons for global democracy from @heesoojang.bsky.social
-Kamala Harris’ campaign and its impact on future leadership
-The rise of GLP-1 medications and their implications
-The role of social media in shaping online interactions and digital trust
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I was preparing to pitch an op-ed on the nationwide protests calling for President Yoon's resignation, aiming to provide global context amid the limited international coverage.
Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy
Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy
South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know
Last updated December 3, 10:09 AM South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know Heesoo Jang Assistant Professor of Media Law and Ethics Journalism Department, University of...
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December 3, 2024 at 3:11 PM
I was preparing to pitch an op-ed on the nationwide protests calling for President Yoon's resignation, aiming to provide global context amid the limited international coverage.
Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy
Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy
A few CITAPers are at NCA this week in New Orleans. Are you presenting? Let us know when and on what below!
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November 20, 2024 at 2:34 PM
A few CITAPers are at NCA this week in New Orleans. Are you presenting? Let us know when and on what below!
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🚨TODAY!🚨
Join us in-person or virtually for "Experience vs. Expertise" with @mariher.bsky.social.
Explore how social media creators balance authenticity and authority, and the impact of gender in digital spaces.
Join us in-person or virtually for "Experience vs. Expertise" with @mariher.bsky.social.
Explore how social media creators balance authenticity and authority, and the impact of gender in digital spaces.
✨Join us on Nov. 15th, 3-4 PM at the Freedom Forum (or via livestream) for "Experience vs. Expertise" with
@mariher.bsky.social !✨
Explore how social media creators balance authenticity and authority, and the impact of gender in digital spaces.
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@mariher.bsky.social !✨
Explore how social media creators balance authenticity and authority, and the impact of gender in digital spaces.
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Marie Heřmanová: Experience vs. Expertise - The Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP)
Join CITAP and Marie Heřmanová as she examines how social media creators balance authenticity and authority in political discourse, influenced by gender dynamics.
citap.unc.edu
November 15, 2024 at 3:12 PM
🚨TODAY!🚨
Join us in-person or virtually for "Experience vs. Expertise" with @mariher.bsky.social.
Explore how social media creators balance authenticity and authority, and the impact of gender in digital spaces.
Join us in-person or virtually for "Experience vs. Expertise" with @mariher.bsky.social.
Explore how social media creators balance authenticity and authority, and the impact of gender in digital spaces.
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At the Digital Democracy Centre, we've just created this cool new starter pack featuring research institutions, researchers, NGOs, journals, and think tanks focused on how digital technologies and AI impact media, politics, and democracy.
We'll be updating the list continuously!
We'll be updating the list continuously!
November 13, 2024 at 7:58 AM
At the Digital Democracy Centre, we've just created this cool new starter pack featuring research institutions, researchers, NGOs, journals, and think tanks focused on how digital technologies and AI impact media, politics, and democracy.
We'll be updating the list continuously!
We'll be updating the list continuously!
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The Justice, Power, and Politics series is edited by @historianheather.bsky.social and Rhonda Y. Williams. #JPPbooks publishes new works that explore questions of social justice and political power and struggles for justice in the twentieth century. It is the definition of a field-defining series.
Justice, Power, and Politics - Books in the Series
Books in the series Justice, Power, and Politics, published by the University of North Carolina Press.
uncpress.org
November 13, 2024 at 11:23 AM
The Justice, Power, and Politics series is edited by @historianheather.bsky.social and Rhonda Y. Williams. #JPPbooks publishes new works that explore questions of social justice and political power and struggles for justice in the twentieth century. It is the definition of a field-defining series.
Just published: "Fractured Platforms, Unified Narratives" - a deep dive into the 2024 election through the lens of storytelling and identity politics, the migration from X to Bluesky, a CITAP book review on January 6th & more.
Fractured Platforms, Unified Narratives
Examining the 2024 election through the lens of storytelling and identity politics, the migration from X to Bluesky, a CITAP book review on January 6th & more.
citap.substack.com
November 12, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Just published: "Fractured Platforms, Unified Narratives" - a deep dive into the 2024 election through the lens of storytelling and identity politics, the migration from X to Bluesky, a CITAP book review on January 6th & more.
Welcome to all of our new followers 🎉 We’re committed to strengthening democracy through rigorous research on the impact of technology, information, & media in society. We’re excited to engage with you, share our insights into the digital landscape, & create more equitable information ecosystems.
November 11, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Welcome to all of our new followers 🎉 We’re committed to strengthening democracy through rigorous research on the impact of technology, information, & media in society. We’re excited to engage with you, share our insights into the digital landscape, & create more equitable information ecosystems.
You ✨do not✨ want to miss this talk on Friday....
3pm-4pm EST, join us at Carroll Hall or online!
✬RSVP below✬
3pm-4pm EST, join us at Carroll Hall or online!
✬RSVP below✬
✨Join us on Nov. 15th, 3-4 PM at the Freedom Forum (or via livestream) for "Experience vs. Expertise" with
@mariher.bsky.social !✨
Explore how social media creators balance authenticity and authority, and the impact of gender in digital spaces.
👇👇👇
@mariher.bsky.social !✨
Explore how social media creators balance authenticity and authority, and the impact of gender in digital spaces.
👇👇👇
Marie Heřmanová: Experience vs. Expertise - The Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP)
Join CITAP and Marie Heřmanová as she examines how social media creators balance authenticity and authority in political discourse, influenced by gender dynamics.
citap.unc.edu
November 11, 2024 at 2:21 PM
You ✨do not✨ want to miss this talk on Friday....
3pm-4pm EST, join us at Carroll Hall or online!
✬RSVP below✬
3pm-4pm EST, join us at Carroll Hall or online!
✬RSVP below✬
✨Join us on Nov. 15th, 3-4 PM at the Freedom Forum (or via livestream) for "Experience vs. Expertise" with
@mariher.bsky.social !✨
Explore how social media creators balance authenticity and authority, and the impact of gender in digital spaces.
👇👇👇
@mariher.bsky.social !✨
Explore how social media creators balance authenticity and authority, and the impact of gender in digital spaces.
👇👇👇
Marie Heřmanová: Experience vs. Expertise - The Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP)
Join CITAP and Marie Heřmanová as she examines how social media creators balance authenticity and authority in political discourse, influenced by gender dynamics.
citap.unc.edu
October 31, 2024 at 6:57 PM
✨Join us on Nov. 15th, 3-4 PM at the Freedom Forum (or via livestream) for "Experience vs. Expertise" with
@mariher.bsky.social !✨
Explore how social media creators balance authenticity and authority, and the impact of gender in digital spaces.
👇👇👇
@mariher.bsky.social !✨
Explore how social media creators balance authenticity and authority, and the impact of gender in digital spaces.
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Honored to have the great A.J. Bauer review Media and January 6th: "While the historians question whether we can, the political communication scholars insist that we must." (cc co-editors @rebekahtromble.bsky.social @shannimcg.bsky.social Khadijah Costley White).
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/V3DDA...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/V3DDA...
January 6 and the Politics of History and Media and January 6th
Published in American Journalism (Ahead of Print, 2024)
www.tandfonline.com
October 30, 2024 at 2:37 AM
Honored to have the great A.J. Bauer review Media and January 6th: "While the historians question whether we can, the political communication scholars insist that we must." (cc co-editors @rebekahtromble.bsky.social @shannimcg.bsky.social Khadijah Costley White).
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/V3DDA...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/V3DDA...
🚨TODAY!🚨 You do not want to miss this insightful and timely discussion.
Join us at 5pm in Carroll Hall, or via Zoom Webinar.
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Join us at 5pm in Carroll Hall, or via Zoom Webinar.
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October 29, 2024 at 3:48 PM
🚨TODAY!🚨 You do not want to miss this insightful and timely discussion.
Join us at 5pm in Carroll Hall, or via Zoom Webinar.
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t.co/SqOhzN6DQw
Join us at 5pm in Carroll Hall, or via Zoom Webinar.
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t.co/SqOhzN6DQw
Join us tomorrow ✨in-person or via webinar ✨for "Racialized Disinformation: Elections Past, Present, and Future," a panel hosted by CITAP & CABJ.
Learn how disinformation targets communities of color & ways to combat it, through the lens of #Election2024.
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Learn how disinformation targets communities of color & ways to combat it, through the lens of #Election2024.
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Racialized Disinformation: Elections Past, Present, and Future - The Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP)
This panel brings together our principal researchers to discuss the long history of electoral disinformation in the United States and the ways that racialized disinformation is targeted at communities...
citap.unc.edu
October 28, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Join us tomorrow ✨in-person or via webinar ✨for "Racialized Disinformation: Elections Past, Present, and Future," a panel hosted by CITAP & CABJ.
Learn how disinformation targets communities of color & ways to combat it, through the lens of #Election2024.
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Learn how disinformation targets communities of color & ways to combat it, through the lens of #Election2024.
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🚨NEW PAPER ALERT🚨 "Child-Sacrificing Drag Queens: Historical Antecedents in Disinformative Narratives Supporting the Drag Queen Story Hour Moral Panic." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (thread for nonpaywall version)... 1/
Child-Sacrificing Drag Queens: Historical Antecedents in Disinformative Narratives Supporting the Drag Queen Story Hour Moral Panic
This paper uses critical disinformation studies to analyze claims that LGBTQ+ communities “groom” children at “Drag Queen Story Hour” (DQSH). We identify anti-homosexual narratives in previous mora...
www.tandfonline.com
October 26, 2024 at 1:03 AM
🚨NEW PAPER ALERT🚨 "Child-Sacrificing Drag Queens: Historical Antecedents in Disinformative Narratives Supporting the Drag Queen Story Hour Moral Panic." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (thread for nonpaywall version)... 1/
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Tressie coming out the gate explaining why horserace coverage is not a great look for the media
(CITAP could've charged me and I would've paid to watch this)
(CITAP could've charged me and I would've paid to watch this)
October 24, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Tressie coming out the gate explaining why horserace coverage is not a great look for the media
(CITAP could've charged me and I would've paid to watch this)
(CITAP could've charged me and I would've paid to watch this)