This past Wednesday, CITAP hosted a pre-conference at the International Communications Association meeting on the topic of What Comes After Disinformation Studies? We loved seeing the panels and presentations shared via live tweets—a quick summary of the day and its discussion:
Rachel Kuo called for centering power and history in disinformation studies:
“We need new political grammars and methodologies to understand disinformation and healthy democracies.”
Alice Marwick, Kristen Eddy, Jen Schradie, Cindy Ma, and Reece Peck talked about right-wing media. Dr. Schradie flipped the script with “ask not what disinformation is doing to society, ask what society is doing to disinformation.”
Felix Simon shared his thoughts on how the field of disinformation studies could be reformed on Twitter.
The list of amazing panels/presentations does not end here. Co-organizer Chris Anderson live-tweeted much of the event, while others added color commentary via the #afterdisinfo hashtag.
We’re excited to see where the field goes next in advancing an interdisciplinary, critical, post-disinformation studies agenda that centers questions of politics and power.
Publications and appearances
“The problem is not one of caring. Even the people with whom I vehemently disagree probably care. I concede that. The problem is what they care about more and how little it matters how much the rest of us care… Citizen-consumers are ill equipped for the electoral politics we have.” Tressie McMillan Cottom discusses how “politics is bigger than our preferences” in light of the multiple tragedies we’re navigating.
“The student debt crisis is not a crisis because of the absolute $1.7 trillion owed but because of the relative disadvantage of those who hold the debt.” Tressie McMillan Cottom discussed the debt machine that is higher education.
“Networked harassment is a tactic used across political and ideological groups,” Charlie Warzel noted, drawing on Alice Marwick’s research in explaining the “cursed news story” of the Disinformation Governance Board.
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Congratulations to Amelia Gibson on her new role as Associate Director for the Info College’s Information Policy & Access Center (iPAC) at UMD College Park. We will miss you here at Carolina, but look forward to hearing about all the great things you’ll do at iPAC!
At ICA this week, CITAP alum Kirsten Eddy received the top faculty paper from APSA and ICA Political Communication Divisions. Congratulations Kirsten!
CITAP affiliate Nikki Usher won the best book award from the International Journal of Press/Politics for News for the Rich, White, and Blue. We were able to listen to Nikki talk about their award-winning book last fall. Congratulations Nikki!
Coming soon
No planned events: wishing everyone a restful and productive summer.
Rest of Web
Our friends at the Center for an Informed Public are hosting a lab next Tuesday to discuss memory, misinformation, and disinformation.