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S2 - Episode 2: Social Media Algorithms
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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Feb 22, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Welcome to Season 2 of "Heatwaves of Change". This season, we’re exploring the impact of misinformation and disinformation on our earth, society, culture, and politics. Join your hosts Portia Cook and Mia Daly as they explore the effects of climate change in our real world.
This episode is all about social media. In this episode, we will help you understand how social media algorithms contribute to the spread of misinformation and disinformation online. We're going beyond the memes and trends and diving into the real world consequences of the online spread of false information.
Join us on the journey in our new season exploring topics like community, climate refugees, Colorado wildfires, fast fashion, indigenous land, and the oil and gas industry. Each episode we’ll unravel the web of mis and disinformation, offering perspectives on these pressing issues.
Sources:
Jenny King and CP24 news anchor
https://youtu.be/xgJ-xwXZ0zA?feature=shared
Mit Sloan
https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/mit-sloan-research-about-social-media-misinformation-and-elections
Temple University
https://news.temple.edu/news/2021-11-09/study-shows-verified-users-are-among-biggest-culprits-when-it-comes-sharing-fake
ISDG Global
https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Deny-Deceive-Delay-Vol.-2.pdf
Pew Reaserch
https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/social-media-and-news-fact-sheet/
Pew Reaserch
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/09/what-the-data-says-about-americans-views-of-climate-change/
Pew Reaserch
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2021/11/22/the-future-of-digital-spaces-and-their-role-in-democracy/
Boston University
https://www.bu.edu/articles/2023/tweets-ads-and-lies-researchers-are-fighting-against-climate-misinformation/#:~:text=They%20analyzed%20over%2022%2C000%20tweets,information%20about%20the%20climate%20crisis.
Pew Reaserch
https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2016/12/15/many-americans-believe-fake-news-is-sowing-confusion/
FMA
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/aldous-ichnite/discography
FMA
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/aldous-ichnite/discography
Shimona Kee
https://youtu.be/oKrNGYwB9zU?feature=shared
Robin Burke- CU
Original audio
Hamid Qahri-Saremi- CSU
Original audio
This episode is all about social media. In this episode, we will help you understand how social media algorithms contribute to the spread of misinformation and disinformation online. We're going beyond the memes and trends and diving into the real world consequences of the online spread of false information.
Join us on the journey in our new season exploring topics like community, climate refugees, Colorado wildfires, fast fashion, indigenous land, and the oil and gas industry. Each episode we’ll unravel the web of mis and disinformation, offering perspectives on these pressing issues.
Sources:
Jenny King and CP24 news anchor
https://youtu.be/xgJ-xwXZ0zA?feature=shared
Mit Sloan
https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/mit-sloan-research-about-social-media-misinformation-and-elections
Temple University
https://news.temple.edu/news/2021-11-09/study-shows-verified-users-are-among-biggest-culprits-when-it-comes-sharing-fake
ISDG Global
https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Deny-Deceive-Delay-Vol.-2.pdf
Pew Reaserch
https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/social-media-and-news-fact-sheet/
Pew Reaserch
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/09/what-the-data-says-about-americans-views-of-climate-change/
Pew Reaserch
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2021/11/22/the-future-of-digital-spaces-and-their-role-in-democracy/
Boston University
https://www.bu.edu/articles/2023/tweets-ads-and-lies-researchers-are-fighting-against-climate-misinformation/#:~:text=They%20analyzed%20over%2022%2C000%20tweets,information%20about%20the%20climate%20crisis.
Pew Reaserch
https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2016/12/15/many-americans-believe-fake-news-is-sowing-confusion/
FMA
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/aldous-ichnite/discography
FMA
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/aldous-ichnite/discography
Shimona Kee
https://youtu.be/oKrNGYwB9zU?feature=shared
Robin Burke- CU
Original audio
Hamid Qahri-Saremi- CSU
Original audio
Released:
Feb 22, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (7)
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