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Technology v. The People

Technology v. The People

FromIn The Thick


Technology v. The People

FromIn The Thick

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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Sep 11, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Algorithms, social media and technology are increasingly becoming a risk for communities of color. Maria and Julio talk about zeroes and ones with Surya Mattu, researcher with The MIT Center for Civic Media, and Jazmine Ulloa, reporter for the Los Angeles Times.

 

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How online trolls are using immigration as political wedge for midterms, Jazmine's latest for the Los Angeles Times.
Machine bias in the court system, ProPublica's investigation that Surya was a part of
Meet the activists that are fighting algorithm biases.
Is Facebook breaking democracy? A new in-depth piece in The New Yorker.
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Released:
Sep 11, 2018
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Podcast episode

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Journalists tell you what you’re missing from the mainstream news. Co-hosted by award-winning journalists Maria Hinojosa and Julio Ricardo Varela, IN THE THICK has the conversations about race, identity and politics few people are discussing or want to discuss.