Media + Information
How do ideas circulate in society? Whose ideas are privileged and whose get left out? How is information disseminated, interpreted and used? And how does it influence the way we understand the world and each other?
To explore these questions, we engage with media systems, new technologies and policies, the political economy of media, and the people and practices of journalism.
Upcoming events on this topic
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Spotlights: Misinformation and the Toxic Drug Crisis
Since BC鈥檚 Provincial Health Officer declared a public health emergency on the toxic drug crisis in 2016, British Columbia continues to experience the highest number of overdose deaths among Canadian jurisdictions. We're teaming up with Science World Spotlights for a thought-provoking panel discussion on addressing misinformation surrounding the toxic drug crisis in B.C.
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AI: Beyond the Hype - Shaping the Future Together
From news media, to politicians, industry leaders, and daily conversation, the topic of AI seems to be everywhere these days. We are hearing from many different directions that AI is set to change our lives in astounding ways 鈥� sometimes for the better, and other times for the worse. But rarely are people asked the crucial follow-up question: what do we want our technological future to look like?
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Past events on this topic
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Fri, 22 Mar 2024
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Wed, 06 Mar 2024
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Wed, 07 Feb 2024
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Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Wed, 15 Nov 2023
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Wed, 26 Oct 2022
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Tue, 13 Sep 2022
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Wed, 13 Apr 2022
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Wed, 16 Mar 2022
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Tue, 28 Sep 2021
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Wed, 23 Jun 2021
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Wed, 02 Jun 2021
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Wed, 19 May 2021
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Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Fri, 23 Apr 2021
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Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Wed, 07 Apr 2021
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Thu, 25 Mar 2021
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Thu, 02 Jul 2020
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Tue, 10 Mar 2020
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Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Thu, 17 Oct 2019
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Wed, 09 Oct 2019
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Thu, 16 May 2019
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Thu, 18 Apr 2019
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Thu, 18 Apr 2019
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Wed, 17 Apr 2019
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Wed, 17 Apr 2019
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Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Mon, 15 Apr 2019
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Fri, 12 Apr 2019
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Thu, 11 Apr 2019
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Wed, 10 Apr 2019
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Wed, 10 Apr 2019
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Wed, 10 Apr 2019
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Fri, 29 Mar 2019
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Mon, 04 Mar 2019
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Thu, 21 Feb 2019
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Wed, 26 Sep 2018
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Fri, 14 Sep 2018
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Thu, 13 Sep 2018
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Thu, 19 Jul 2018
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Wed, 28 Feb 2018
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Tue, 07 Nov 2017
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Thu, 12 May 2016
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Tue, 05 Apr 2016
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Thu, 23 Oct 2014
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Wed, 22 Oct 2014
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Tue, 21 Oct 2014
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Mon, 28 Apr 2014
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Tue, 11 Jun 2013
Further resources
With the transmission of ideas feeling faster and more fractious every day, we dedicated our 2019 Community Summit to Confronting the Disinformation Age.