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The Future of News on Social Platforms

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Explore the impact of social media platforms on news consumption and dissemination in this keynote address by Meeyoung Cha. Delve into the challenges posed by algorithmic amplification, including news ranking, clickbait, misinformation, and fact-checking bias. Learn about South Korea's approach to combating misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on the Facts Before Rumors campaign. Gain insights into research projects quantifying the spread of coronavirus-related misinformation through survey studies. Discover how this campaign collected fact-checked information from regions experienced with the infodemic and shared it with areas where the problem was still emerging. Benefit from the expertise of Meeyoung Cha, an associate professor at KAIST and Chief Investigator at IBS, known for her work on data science and information propagation processes.

Syllabus

Keynote I: Meeyoung Cha. The Future of News on Social Platforms

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