Media and Democracy Summit

Date: Thursday, May 30, 2024
Time: 8:00 am – 5:30 pm

As a partnership between the incubator for Media Education and Development (iMEdD) and the University of Delaware Biden School of Public Policy and Administration’s Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Ithaca Initiative, the inaugural Media & Democracy Summit explores the role and relationship between media and democracy.

Composed of keynote presentations, one-on-one interviews, and panel discussions, the summit includes speakers who are local, national, and international media professionals and journalists; scholars who study media and pursue engagement, and civic leaders who advance democratic engagement in communities. Experts from diverse backgrounds will shed light on different aspects of a common topic: relevance, challenges, and sustainability of the fourth estate in an increasingly fragmented political and social landscape.

Panel: Technological Disruptions: Algorithms, platforms, bias and a sliver of hope

Speakers:

• Ana Paula Valacco
• Athan Stephanopoulos
• Dhanaraj Thakur
• Mike Nelson

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