/channels/taxonomy/term/21056/all en /channels/channels/news/canadian-polarized-social-media-use-likely-not-culprit-study-300916 <p>September 12, 2019 | Social media might not be to blame for Canadians’ ideological polarization, a new report on digital democracy in Canada finds. “A lot of people don’t use social media very actively,” said Eric Merkley, a researcher on the project. “People on Twitter are not representative of the broader population.”</p> Mon, 23 Sep 2019 20:59:27 +0000 webfull 153462 at /channels /channels/channels/news/19-million-canadians-have-had-their-data-breached-eight-months-300915 <p>September 2, 2019 | An estimated 19 million Canadians have been affected by data breaches between November 2018 and June 2019, according to numbers obtained by "Attention Control with Kevin Newman," a new podcast that launched Monday. The numbers come from 446 breaches that were reported to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC). Victims of these kinds of data breaches are vulnerable to identity theft, financial crime, even violence in some cases.   </p> Mon, 23 Sep 2019 20:55:10 +0000 webfull 153461 at /channels /channels/channels/news/fake-news-preys-emotions-expert-warns-300914 <p>August 10, 2019| Beware of things you see online that make you emotional, one media expert warns ahead of the fall election.  Taylor Owen, professor at ƻ����Ժ and the co-creator of the Digital Democracy Project, says fake news often preys on feelings like anger and fear.</p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1584564291585/">Listen to the Interview</a></p> Mon, 23 Sep 2019 20:50:53 +0000 webfull 153460 at /channels /channels/channels/news/canadians-media-consumption-habits-lead-misinformation-study-finds-300912 <p>August 7, 2019 | Canadians aren’t as divided into partisan echo chambers as social media would suggest, but a heavy news diet doesn't guarantee you'll be informed, a new study has found.</p> <p><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/08/07/news/canadians-media-consumption-habits-lead-misinformation-study-finds">Read the Article</a></p> Mon, 23 Sep 2019 20:45:59 +0000 webfull 153458 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-podcast-launches-cover-impact-technology-our-democracy-during-2019-canadian-federal-election-300308 <p>Attention Control with Kevin Newman podcast released its <a href="https://www.attentioncontrolpod.com/episodes" target="_blank">first episodes</a> this week, exploring digital media’s impact on the 2019 federal election.</p> <p>Hosted by award-winning journalist Kevin Newman, the weekly election podcast will provide Canadians with exclusive investigative reporting, timely in-depth interviews with influential voices, and ongoing news coverage on how digital tools, platforms and data are influencing public opinion during the election campaign.</p> Thu, 05 Sep 2019 22:24:35 +0000 webfull 152677 at /channels /channels/channels/news/canadians-media-consumption-habits-lead-misinformation-national-observer-299398 <p>August 7, 2019 | A report published by the Digital Democracy Project suggests that overall misinformation levels in Canada are low. However, certain trends in media consumption put news consumers and voters more at risk to be misinformed about key political issues. To learn more about how information and disinformation flow through journalistic and social media channels in the run-up to the October federal election, read the <a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/08/07/news/canadians-media-consumption-habits-lead-misinformation-study-finds">National Observer's article here</a>.</p> Thu, 08 Aug 2019 17:57:28 +0000 webfull 151414 at /channels /channels/channels/news/people-strong-partisan-views-get-more-facts-wrong-current-events-test-survey-global-news-299395 <p>August 8, 2019 | A survey launched by the <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/article/announcing-digital-democracy-project">Digital Democracy Project</a> found that most Canadians across the political spectrum got a common set of facts from an array of mainstream media outlets. The report also highlighted voters' tendencies to select and consume news from sources that support their political beliefs, generating so-called echo chambers.</p> Thu, 08 Aug 2019 16:59:50 +0000 webfull 151412 at /channels /channels/channels/news/canadians-who-hold-strong-links-political-parties-more-likely-be-misinformed-about-politics-star-299394 <p>August 8, 2019 | The <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/article/announcing-digital-democracy-project">Digital Democracy Project</a>, an initiative of Max Bell School of Public Policy in collaboration with the Public Policy Forum, analyzes the increasing amounts of disinformation and hate in the digital public sphere. A new study shows the links between political affiliation and misinformation. Among other findings, it was shown that voters with strong political affiliation tended to be more frequently misinformed about political issues than voters with a looser political affiliation.</p> Thu, 08 Aug 2019 16:31:39 +0000 webfull 151411 at /channels /channels/channels/news/news-thats-safe-use-researchers-aim-track-information-during-campaign-cbc-news-299391 <p>August 8, 2019 | In an age where information is increasingly scrutinized yet more easily diffusable than ever, Canadians might be more misinformed than disinformed. New findings from the <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/article/announcing-digital-democracy-project">Digital Democracy Project</a> show how information ricochets around the Canadian political landscape. Learn more about the ways in which exposure to certain news outlets affects voters and the democractic processes in elections. </p> Thu, 08 Aug 2019 16:14:41 +0000 webfull 151408 at /channels