Several racist conspiracy theories and disinformation narratives are emerging from Haiti as the country plunges deeper into a perilous humanitarian crisis. Ignited by violence between local and paramilitary gangs after years of increasing poverty, unemployment, food insecurity, and corruption of elected officials, nearly 5.5 million people are facing detrimental conditions.

This project’s objective is to explore the potential application of an ethnically diverse community in a progressive environment as a framework for equitable collaboration. Its outcome addresses the challenges of racialized hierarchy and inequity in predominantly homogeneous environments that are controlled by economic levers in professional and social spaces and, more particularly, in our technology.

With Twitter's future chaotic and unknown, what will happen to the marginalized communities that found their power here? What will happen to change and culture?

Today, we’re looking at The Guardian’s “Uber Files” investigation and the impact of their aggressive strategy on the digital economy since their arrival on the transportation scene in 2010. As always, please scroll to the bottom for the book we’re reading and upcoming events.

The magic of Burning Man doesn't just happen. It's time to learn how to expand the inclusion we love. Hear from Burners of Color and Burners with disabilities on how Black Rock City is evolving to make it more welcoming, and how you and your camp can be a part of this transformation.

Can this desert event set a precedent for building equitable digital communities?

What role does journalism serve in a community? How does it interact with other municipal institutions to help deliver a vibrant, multiracial democracy? Journalists, media leaders, academics, local, state, and federal government officials, civic leaders, and philanthropists came together to discuss these critical questions.

The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the world, with more than two million currently in prison. Silicon Valley and tech companies across the nation are well-positioned to lead the way toward long-lasting systemic change on a scale that can effectively address this uniquely American crisis.

It may seem like an easy question, but the answer will vary depending on who you ask. And The Tow-Knight Center’s new Initiative in Internet Studies is tasked with finding out.

Are there any? Should there be? And who decides?

The Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder, composed of a diverse group from across the political spectrum representing academia, government, philanthropy, and civil society, came together to understand and explore the multidimensional problems of information disorder.

To inform the work of the Commission on Information Disorder, Aspen Digital designed a resource for the commissioners and the broader public. It covered issues such as Section 230, coordinated campaigns, algorithmic bias, and social media.

The FBI is warning of planned armed protests in all 50 states leading up to Inauguration Day. Experts say right-leaning extremist groups like Proud Boys are joining.

What changes need to happen so newsrooms, researchers, and policymakers are prepared for the health misinformation that will define 2021.

The infodemic was an unprecedented challenge for newsrooms. First Draft’s US 2020 Student Network stepped up.

My experience as a student in the Social Journalism program at the Newmark J-School.

My engagement journalism work began online with climate skeptics and offline with New York City’s environmental activist community. It concluded with a website for Hurricane Sandy-impacted residents on a Queens peninsula.

A gallery of photos, clips, and comments from onlookers during an October 2019 dramatic funeral procession and climate protest in downtown Manhattan.