with Wendy Hui Kyong Chun
Canada 150 Research Chair and Professor in New Media; Director of The Digital Democracies Institute, Simon Fraser University Read more
19 Oct, 2018
Special Events
Hacking Politics: Symposium
Join us to explore how our political system has been — and might be — “hacked” in ways its framers could never have imagined. Read more
10 Aug, 2023
BCNM Around the Web Summer 2023
Check out the great work of our faculty and alumni around the web this Summer! Read more
28 Jun, 2023
How AI can distort human beliefs
Celeste Kidd and co-author Abeba Birhane have a new article in Science on how models can convey biases and false information to users! Read more
15 Apr, 2023
Announcing Our Summer 2023 Undergraduate Research Fellows
Congratulations to Akira Ono, Isabel Li, Nika States, Reica Ramirez, and Wish Wang! Read more
03 Feb, 2023
Jen Schradie on a Bottom Up Approach to Disinformation Research
Digital disinformation is changing society, but the societal 3 C's (class, community, and context) are changing disinformation, too. Read more
15 Dec, 2022
Summer 2023 Courses: NWMEDIA 151AC
Transforming Tech: Issues and Interventions in STEM and Silicon Valley offered online with Matthew Berry! Read more
15 Aug, 2022
BCNM at ASA 2022
The 119th American Sociology Association annual meeting took place in Los Angeles on August 5-9. Read more
21 May, 2022
BCNM Around the Web May
Check out the great work of our students, faculty, and alumni around the web this May! Read more
01 Apr, 2022
NYT Review of Imaginable
Dawn Chan reviews Jane McGonigal's IMAGINABLE: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything ― Even Things That Seem Impossible Today. Read more
28 Mar, 2022
Not a TikTok War
Ukrainians are rallying global support via social media. But don’t call it a TikTok war, writes alum Jen Schradie for the Washington Post. Read more
10 Jun, 2021
danah boyd on Knitting a Healthy Social Fabric
danah boyd recently published an article discussing creating or knitting a healthy social fabric that relies on real connections. Read more
31 Mar, 2021
Miyoko Conley Receives Outstanding GSI Award
Miyoko Conley, a TDPS and DE student at Berkeley, has been awarded the Outstanding GSI Award for her work as a GSI in NWMEDIA 151AC: Transforming Tech. Read more
04 Feb, 2021
Jen Schradie on France 24 on Regulating Big Tech
Jen Schradie recently appeared on France 24 to discuss regulating Big Tech companies. Read more
12 Apr, 2020
New Course: NWMEDIA 151AC
We're offering a new course this fall, NWMEDIA 151AC: Transforming Tech! Don't miss out! Read more
30 Jan, 2020
danah boyd on Data Voids
Alum danah boyd recently released a Data & Society report titled "Data Voids: Where Missing Data Can Easily Be Exploited" in collaboration with Michael Golebiewski of Microsoft. Read more
18 Dec, 2019
danah boyd Publishes on Networked Media Ecosystems
Is media silence as powerful in shaping public discussion as deliberate rhetoric? If so, do editorial boards need to strategically amplify certain speech? Read more
12 Aug, 2019
BCNM Faculty, Students, Staff Advise on and Support Proposed Legislation on Digital Media Literacy
Senator Klobuchar has introduced Digital Media Literacy legislation at the 116th Congress, with support from several BCNM faculty, students, and staff.
Interview with Alum Jen Schradie in the Indy and WUNC
Jen discusses her book The Revolution That Wasn't in North Carolina, where much of her research was based. Read more
18 May, 2019
BCNM at ICA 2019
Check out the great panels our alumni are part of at the International Communications Association 2019 Conference! Read more
09 Apr, 2019
Jeremy Rue & UCB Offer Workshop at Jindal School of Communication
A panel held on ‘New media and Indian elections 2019’ included Assistant Dean for Academics at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism Jeremy Rue and other UCB Faculty. Read more
21 Nov, 2018
Announcing our 2018 Undergraduate Cohort
We are thrilled to welcome to the BCNM these talented students from across campus. Read more
Summer 2023
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