/maxbellschool/taxonomy/term/1275/all en /maxbellschool/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 22:24:34 +0000 nicholas.salter@mcgill.ca 1566 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/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="/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 16:59:49 +0000 lilia.brahimi@mail.mcgill.ca 1528 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/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 20:50:52 +0000 kunal.rakshit@mail.mcgill.ca 1597 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/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 20:45:58 +0000 kunal.rakshit@mail.mcgill.ca 1596 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/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 17:57:27 +0000 lilia.brahimi@mail.mcgill.ca 1529 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/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 20:59:26 +0000 kunal.rakshit@mail.mcgill.ca 1599 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/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 20:55:09 +0000 kunal.rakshit@mail.mcgill.ca 1598 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/canadians-who-hold-strong-links-political-parties-more-likely-be-misinformed-about-politics-star-299394 <p>August 8, 2019 | The <a href="/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.</p> Thu, 08 Aug 2019 16:31:37 +0000 lilia.brahimi@mail.mcgill.ca 1527 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/event/reddit-ama-kevin-newman-and-taylor-owen-300617 <p>Join <a href="/maxbellschool/research/digital-democracy-project">Digital Democracy Project</a> lead <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen">Taylor Owen</a> and <a href="https:/</body></html>"></a></p> Thu, 12 Sep 2019 21:32:22 +0000 katrine.claassens@mcgill.ca 1580 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/hill-times-features-digital-democracy-project-300637 <p>August 29, 2019 | The latest data from the Digital Democracy Project suggests that while 17 per cent of respondents indicated the environment was a top election issue, on par with health care, and second to the economy at 20 per cent, support for reducing emissions through a carbon price is soft, even among left-leaning voters. </p> <p><a href="https://www.hilltimes.com/2019/08/29/widespread-opposition-to-carbon-price-even-among-left-leaning-voters-as-price-ticks-up-study-suggests/213118?fbclid=IwAR1Lyz3fZfHoqVDdv0eWk12wJyQfrvxNv4fLrnrXKbc3gN4dEI-KoHYXdrw">Read the article</a></p> Fri, 13 Sep 2019 16:17:20 +0000 kunal.rakshit@mail.mcgill.ca 1581 at /maxbellschool