Algorithms make many decisions for users in the marketplace of ideas. They dictate our search results, the ads we see, and the news stories that reach us. As journalists, we need to learn to hold algorithms -- and their designers -- accountable for the ethical implications they create.
Slides for this session can be found here.
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Speakers
Kelly McBride - Vice President for Academic Programs, Poynter
@KellyMcB | http://poynter.org
Nick Diakopoulos - Assistant Professor, University of Maryland
@ndiakopoulos | http://www.nickdiakopoulos.com