Category: New Media

  • Privacy Cynicism among Data Professionals

    Privacy Cynicism among Data Professionals

    Recent forecasts indicate that the global market for “big data” analytics in the education sector will exceed $50 billion by 2030, with higher education accounting for approximately half of the revenue generated from software and services for data analytics. Higher education institutions, now essential producers and consumers of big data, are undergoing a transformative re-envisioning…

  • Funding for Research on Online Trust and Safety in non-WEIRD contexts

    Funding for Research on Online Trust and Safety in non-WEIRD contexts

    Do you have plans for projects that focus on online trust and safety in non-Western countries? Do you have an ongoing project that may need additional data collection? The Stanford Internet Observatory is calling for proposals for funding of up to US$15,000. The awardees will also have an opportunity for mentorship and feedback through workshops…

  • Kicking off Disinfo Academy

    Kicking off Disinfo Academy

    So, time for a new project. We have just had our kick-off meeting for the Disinformation Academy, an Erasmus+ project (2022-1-BG01-KA220-HED-000085747). Our aim in this project is to increase public awareness of the availability and application of information verification methods and procedures, with a specific focus on digital-sourced misinformation and manipulation operations and individual resources.…

  • Conference Announcement: Vectors of Data Disclosure

    Conference Announcement: Vectors of Data Disclosure

    Now that #ica22 is over, it is time to announce the upcoming “Vectors of Data Disclosure” (June 27-June 28, 2022) conference organized by the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. — How do different cultural frameworks and legal regulations influence whether or not we decide to disclose our personal data? What factors interact with each…

  • Call for Papers: ICA-Preconference on Comparative Privacy and the Literacies of a Networked Age

    Call for Papers: ICA-Preconference on Comparative Privacy and the Literacies of a Networked Age

    For those of you who would like to spend a couple of nice spring days in the lovely city of Mulhouse in eastern France while digging deep into questions related to how thinking about privacy from a comparative lens can enhance our understanding of privacy and related competencies, here is a nice opportunity for doing…

  • AoIR Satellite Event on Comparing Fuzzy Things

    AoIR Satellite Event on Comparing Fuzzy Things

    The Comparative Privacy Research Network is organizing a workshop on issues related to comparing fuzzy concepts like love, trust, and privacy. Below is the description of the workshop from the CPRN website: “Internet researchers often engage in the study of complex, multidimensional, and culturally sensitive ideas. Deploying such concepts in comparative research settings is critically…

  • Koç Üniversitesi Medya ve Görsel Sanatlar Bölümü’nü Keşfet

    Koç Üniversitesi Medya ve Görsel Sanatlar Bölümü’nü Keşfet

    Kısa kısa podcast şeklinde Koç Üniversitesi Medya ve Görsel Sanatla bölümü hakkında:

  • COVID19 ve Medya Kullanımı Anketine Bekliyoruz

    COVID19 ve Medya Kullanımı Anketine Bekliyoruz

    Reklam zamanı: TÜBİTAK ARDEB 1001 kapsamında açılan “COVID-19 ve Toplum: Salgının Sosyal, Beşeri ve Ekonomik Etkileri, Sorunlar ve Çözümler” tarafından desteklenen “Türkiye’de Medya Kullanımı ve COVID-19” adlı projemiz başlıyor. Projende amacımız bireylerin COVID-19 ile ilgili risk algılarını ve COVID-19 hastalığına karşı kendi sağlıklarını ve toplumdaki başka bireylerini sağlığını korumaya yönelik veya riske atabilecek davranışlarını etkileyebilecek…

  • Project Zoom – Impact Journalism Grant Programme Launch Event

    Project Zoom – Impact Journalism Grant Programme Launch Event

    For those interested, Project Zoom, a journalism grant programme that aims to support coverage of underreported issues such as climate change, sustainability, gender equality, migration, social innovation, and energy is kicking off this week, on February 13, 2020. Click here for further information and registration to the launch event. Project Zoom is implemented by Impact…

  • Call for Papers – 6th International Communication Days

    Call for Papers – 6th International Communication Days

    Üsküdar University (Istanbul) Communication Faculty is hosting the sixth International Communication Days on 02 – 03 May 2019. This year’s symposium title is “Digital Transformation”. For more info and paper submission click here. Call For Papers In addition to the digital communication technologies that marked the era, the media sector and communication sciences have undergone…