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The James P. Jimirro Media Impact Series: Social Media and the Public Square: Balanced or Biased?

The Paley Center for Media
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The James P. Jimirro Media Impact Series: Social Media and the Public Square: Balanced or Biased? The seventh annual James P. Jimirro Media Impact event explores ""Social Media and the Public Square: Balanced or Biased?"" with an esteemed panel of political and media analysts gathering on October 5, 2023. After a welcome from Paley Center Chief Programming Officer and Executive Vice President Diane Lewis and comments from James P. Jimirro, the conversation begins. Topics include: which panelists believe that social media is having a positive effect on political discourse; if Americans are as polarized as social media makes it appear; whether mainstream media continues to ""call the shots""; data indicating that Google manipulates search results which alter voters' decisions; if government regulations should require transparency on platforms' operations; determining truth from falsity as artificial intelligence becomes more problematic; the sign …...more
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The James P. Jimirro Media Impact Series: Social Media and the Public Square: Balanced or Biased?
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2023Oct 6
The James P. Jimirro Media Impact Series: Social Media and the Public Square: Balanced or Biased? The seventh annual James P. Jimirro Media Impact event explores ""Social Media and the Public Square: Balanced or Biased?"" with an esteemed panel of political and media analysts gathering on October 5, 2023. After a welcome from Paley Center Chief Programming Officer and Executive Vice President Diane Lewis and comments from James P. Jimirro, the conversation begins. Topics include: which panelists believe that social media is having a positive effect on political discourse; if Americans are as polarized as social media makes it appear; whether mainstream media continues to ""call the shots""; data indicating that Google manipulates search results which alter voters' decisions; if government regulations should require transparency on platforms' operations; determining truth from falsity as artificial intelligence becomes more problematic; the significance of advertisers largely determining platforms' business decisions; and ways to become better social media and news consumers. Panelists: S.E. Cupp, Host, S.E. Cupp Unfiltered on CNN; John Samples, Facebook Oversight Board Member Vice President, Cato Institute; Batya Ungar-Sargon, Opinion Editor, Newsweek; Dan Schneider, Vice President, MRC Free Speech America, MRC Business and External Affairs; Joshua Tucker, Professor of Politics, Codirector, Center for Social Media and Politics, and Director, Jordan Center for the Advance Study of Russia, New York University; Makena Kelly, Political Reporter, Vox Media's The Verge. Moderator: Mark Lukasiewicz, Dean, The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, Hofstra University. Guest: James P. Jimirro, Creator & Founding President, The Disney Channel and Walt Disney Home Video. Host: Diane Lewis, Chief Programming Officer and Executive Vice President, The Paley Center for Media." The Paley Center for Media, Paley Center, PaleyImpact 2022, Diane Lewis, James P. Jimirro, Mark Lukasiewicz, S.E. Cupp, John Samples, Batya Ungar-Sargon, Dan Schneider, Joshua Tucker, Makena Kelly, Social Media, Platforms, Politics, Artificial Intelligence, AI, Discussion, Balance, Mainstream Media, Transparency, Consumers, Google, Polarization

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The Paley Center for Media

217K subscribers