Beyond Facts & Figures: Re-imagining Trustworthy Communication in a Time of Institutional Crisis

Trust in American democratic institutions has fallen to record lows. Fact-based government communication has become a relic, political identities have become hardened by algorithms, and news organizations are struggling to connect to deeply divided publics. Communication that supports a functional democracy feels dangerously out of reach. We need to think big, and re-imagine a communication ecosystem that supports just democratic futures.

The new Center on Media Innovation for Social Impact in COM will catalyze this work at BU through bold experimentation, cutting edge social science, and critical humanistic inquiry. Join us for a conversation with MISI faculty directors about how they imagine achieving these goals through research and practice.

Speakers: 
David Abel, Professor of the Practice, Journalism 
Amy Geller (COM'16), Assistant Professor, Film & Television
Chris Wells, Associate Dean of Faculty Development and Professor, Emerging Media Studies 

Moderator: 
Eric Gordon, Professor of the Practice, Journalism and Director, Center on Media Innovation for Social Impact 

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