/channels/taxonomy/term/23024/all en /channels/channels/news/government-canada-announces-55m-create-canadian-digital-media-research-network-mcgill-uoft-348644 <p><b>Montreal, QC (June 7, 2023) — </b>The Government of Canada <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions/news/2023/06/government-of-canada-working-with-civil-society-to-strengthen-defences-against-online-disinformation.html">has announced</a> $5.5 million to create the <strong>Canadian Digital Media Research Network (CDMRN)</strong>, a first-of-its-kind research community in Canada aimed at strengthening our information resilience and safeguarding our democracy.</p> Wed, 07 Jun 2023 13:39:22 +0000 webfull 190019 at /channels /channels/channels/event/present-and-future-misinformation-canada-media-ecosystem-observatory-338712 <p><strong>A roundtable focused on misinformation challenges in Canada and what, if anything, we can do about it.</strong></p> Fri, 25 Mar 2022 20:45:49 +0000 webfull 179136 at /channels /channels/channels/news/screen-time-new-tvo-podcast-guides-us-technological-revolution-and-children-toronto-star-338589 <p>March 21, 2022 | <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/screen-time">Screen Time</a>, a new podcast co-hosted by <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen">Taylor Owen</a> of the Max Bell School's <a href="https://www.mediatechdemocracy.com">Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy</a>, delves into the relationship between kids and the rapidly changing digital world. This eight-episode series will explore topics like cognitive development, the metaverse, online harms, and more.</p> Wed, 23 Mar 2022 13:46:34 +0000 webfull 178946 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-covid-19-conspiracies-rigged-voting-machines-misinformation-plagues-federal-election-333486 <p>Misinformation linked to the COVID-19 pandemic is playing a larger-than-expected role in the federal election, fuelling protests and support for the People’s Party of Canada, experts say. Throughout the election, hostile protests have dogged the campaign of Liberal leader Justin Trudeau. On Monday, anti-vaccination protests targeted hospitals across the country – the ongoing protests have also garnered significant media coverage, getting more attention than issues like Afghanistan or gun control.</p> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 20:53:13 +0000 webfull 173210 at /channels /channels/channels/news/twitters-slap-down-liberal-video-reveals-growing-role-social-media-giants-election-cbc-news-333123 <p>August 30, 2021 | In this CBC interview, Aengus Bridgman, director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory's <a href="https://mediaecosystemobservatory.com">Canadian Election Misinformation Project</a>, provides an overview of the Project's first memo: an analysis of a misleading video tweeted by Liberal candidate Chrystia Freeland.</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1252168145220793&ref=sharing">R</a><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/social-media-canadian-election-1.6158467">ead the article</a>.</p> Tue, 07 Sep 2021 19:00:33 +0000 webfull 172835 at /channels /channels/channels/news/chrystia-freeland-tweet-labelled-manipulated-video-twitter-cpac-333121 <p>August 30, 2021 | In this CBC interview, Aengus Bridgman, director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory's <a href="https://mediaecosystemobservatory.com">Canadian Election Misinformation Project</a>, provides an overview of the Project's first memo: an analysis of a misleading video tweeted by Liberal candidate Chrystia Freeland.</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1252168145220793&ref=sharing">Watch the interview</a>.</p> Tue, 07 Sep 2021 18:39:38 +0000 webfull 172833 at /channels /channels/channels/news/political-scientist-aengus-bridgman-manipulated-media-and-misinformation-cbc-radio-332987 <p>August 24, 2021 | In this CBC Radio interview, Aengus Bridgman, director of the <a href="https://mediaecosystemobservatory.com">Canadian Election Misinformation Project</a>, comments on manipulated media and misinformation in the ongoing federal election campaign.</p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-63-the-current/clip/15862220-political-scientist-aengus-bridgman-manipulated-media-misinformation?share=true">Listen to the interview</a>.</p> Tue, 31 Aug 2021 19:03:02 +0000 webfull 172681 at /channels /channels/channels/news/will-misinformation-be-problem-election-season-cbc-news-332983 <p>August 24, 2021 | Election 44 is underway, and the Media Ecosystem Observatory's Canadian Election Misinformation Project is hard at work tracking election mis- and disinformation. Learn more about the Project in this interview with its director, Aengus Bridgman.</p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1936456259734">Watch the interview</a>.</p> Tue, 31 Aug 2021 18:12:26 +0000 webfull 172676 at /channels /channels/channels/news/canadian-election-misinformation-project-memo-1-332855 <p>August 26, 2021 | The <a href="https://mediaecosystemobservatory.com">Media Ecosystem Observatory</a>'s Canadian Election Misinformation Project is out with its first memo of the 44th Canadian federal election campaign. Learn about five election misinformation findings from the controversy surrounding Liberal candidate Chrystia Freeland’s <a href="https://twitter.com/cafreeland/status/1429429537012658178" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">recent tweet</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://mediaecosystemobservatory.com/memo-1">Read the memo</a>.</p> Fri, 27 Aug 2021 13:07:32 +0000 webfull 172536 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-launches-canadian-election-misinformation-project-332636 <p>August 19, 2021 | Mis- and dis-information are a growing threat to the integrity of free and fair elections and to the strength of democracies the world over. That is why ���ϲ����� University and the University of Toronto are announcing the creation of the Canadian Election Misinformation Project to monitor and respond to mis- and disinformation incidents and threats during the 44th Canadian federal election.</p> <p>Learn more about the project in <a href="http://reporter.mcgill.ca/mcgill-launches-canadian-election-misinformation-project/">this ���ϲ����� Reporter article</a>.</p> Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:47:55 +0000 webfull 172389 at /channels /channels/channels/news/canadians-will-see-less-politics-facebook-during-election-cbc-news-332444 <p>August 18, 2021 | Facebook and other social media companies have done a lot over the past five years to address the problem of their platforms' being used by bad actors to influence elections or spread misinformation. However, they still have a way to go. The <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/research/centre-media-technology-and-democracy/mediaecosystemobservatory">Media Ecosystems Observatory</a>'s Aengus Bridgman comments on the steps Facebook is taking to prevent their platform from being misused during the federal election campaign.</p> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 16:17:33 +0000 webfull 172281 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-university-launches-canadian-election-misinformation-project-332439 <p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  </p> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 13:57:27 +0000 webfull 172277 at /channels /channels/channels/news/understanding-vaccine-hesitancy-canada-media-ecosystem-observatory-330646 <p>The Max Bell School's Media Ecosystem Observatory is out with a new research paper on vaccine hesitancy in Canada.</p> <p>Some of the key findings:</p> <p>Sixty-five percent of Canadians intend to take a vaccine, with some slight erosion since a high in July. Approximately 15 percent of Canadians are unwilling, and an additional 20 percent are unsure. </p> <p><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/files/maxbellschool/meo_vaccine_hesistancy_1.pdf">Read the full paper here (PDF)</a></p> Mon, 26 Apr 2021 18:18:24 +0000 webfull 170129 at /channels /channels/channels/news/understanding-vaccine-hesitancy-canada-attitudes-beliefs-and-information-ecosystem-327394 <p>December 2020 | This new report by the <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/research/mediaecosystemobservatory">Media Ecosystem Observatory</a> looks into vaccine hesitancy in Canada in the lead-up to the development of a vaccine. Key findings included that 65% of Canadians intend to take a vaccine, and that the best opportunity to reach those who are unsure is to address important concerns around the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine.</p> <p><a href="https://files.cargocollective.com/c745315/meo_vaccine_hesistancy.pdf">Read the report</a>.</p> Tue, 05 Jan 2021 21:21:30 +0000 webfull 166577 at /channels /channels/channels/news/algorithm-gatekeepers-undermine-democracy-and-health-montreal-gazette-323581 <p>August 6, 2020 | Social media and other digital platforms have begun to overtake traditional journalism as our primary sources of information. The communications difficulties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic have demonstrated how this trend will prove to have drastic consequences on the reliability of information in our democracies. Max Bell School Professor Taylor Owen co-authored this op-ed with Ben Scott, in which they look at how misinformation, disinformation, online hate, state propaganda and partisan news result from our current information ecosystem.</p> Mon, 10 Aug 2020 14:32:48 +0000 webfull 162345 at /channels