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Blog: Whatever it takes! How a European media platform could protect democracy.

Despite significant regulatory efforts, the EU has struggled to prevent foreign interference and propaganda. The solution? A decentralized platform for European news in all languages. In his blog, Matthias Pfeffer states that this is already technically possible but political will is needed to make this happen.

Five things everyone should know about political polarisation

What are five things everyone should understand about polarisation? DECA researchers Ali Salloum and Arttu Malkamäki answer this question in a press release from Aalto University.

27.3. Information ecosystem and troubled democracy: Global outlooks and lessons for Finland

The International Observatory on Information and Democracy (OID) published its first global “information climate” report, providing a critical assessment of the role of information ecosystems in the Global North and Global Majority World. In this one-day seminar, we have an opportunity to hear about the report's key insights from the editor, Professor Robin Mansell (London School of Economics, Professor Emerita) and after that, will hear from six scholars about their research and their reflections on the report.

Blog: Whatever it takes! How a European media platform could protect democracy.

Despite significant regulatory efforts, the EU has struggled to prevent foreign interference and propaganda. The solution? A decentralized platform for European news in all languages. In his blog, Matthias Pfeffer states that this is already technically possible but political will is needed to make this happen.

Five things everyone should know about political polarisation

What are five things everyone should understand about polarisation? DECA researchers Ali Salloum and Arttu Malkamäki answer this question in a press release from Aalto University.

27.3. Information ecosystem and troubled democracy: Global outlooks and lessons for Finland

The International Observatory on Information and Democracy (OID) published its first global “information climate” report, providing a critical assessment of the role of information ecosystems in the Global North and Global Majority World. In this one-day seminar, we have an opportunity to hear about the report's key insights from the editor, Professor Robin Mansell (London School of Economics, Professor Emerita) and after that, will hear from six scholars about their research and their reflections on the report.

23.1. Generative AI, media literacy and ethics – Navigating authenticity in learning at Merkki museum and online

NORDIS Digital Information Literacy Forum aims to inspire educators, researchers, and policymakers to embrace the potential of AI while cultivating critical thinking and ethical awareness in the next generation of learners.

Podcasts on Epistemic Challenges and Democratic Accountability in European Media

A two-part podcast series on the topics discussed at the Epistemic Challenges and Democratic Accountability in European Media Conference have now been published on DECA's SoundCloud page.

Registration is open: Epistemic Challenges and Democratic Accountability in European Media conference, October 24-25

Registration is now open for the Epistemic Challenges and Democratic Accountability in European Media conference, taking place on 24-25 October 2024 at the University of Helsinki.

Blog: Language and identity - Ukrainians dealing with choosing the language abroad

In her blog post Karina Adamusik explores the complexities of language choices for Ukrainians in Finland and elsewhere and how these decisions reflect their evolving sense of self and integration into Finnish society.

Workshop: Exploring Epistemic Dimensions in Social Psychology and beyond, May 16

This engaging event, co-organised by the DECA project is part of the Social Psychology Days at University of Helsinki, and it's designed to illuminate the rich epistemic layers underlying various societal problems and research areas in social psychology.

New book publication! The Future of the Nordic Media Model: A Digital Media Welfare State?

DECA’s Hannu Nieminen, Minna Horowitz, Reeta Pöyhtäri, Katja Lehtisaari, and Riku Neuvonen are among the writers of the new book entitled The Future of the Nordic Media Model: A Digital Media Welfare State? that delves into the intricacies of the Nordic media landscape.

Blog: AI and Epistemic Rights

AI is everywhere and has been working quite successfully for a while. In this blog, Hannu Nieminen, Kirsi Hantula and Minna Horowitz discusses Ai development from the viewpoint of epistemic rights. They state that ensuring epistemic rights is only effective with sufficient AI literacy and, relatedly, people’s opportunities to decide what kind of AI they want.

Epistemic Rights Webinar, Friday 5 April

In this webinar, we introduce selected key themes and approaches of a new, open-access book ‘Epistemic Rights in the Era of Digital Disruption (Palgrave MacMillan, IAMCR book series).

DECA took part in organizing a joint course on Disinformation and Digital Information Literacy

The course offers tools and new perspectives on digital information literacy. In this article, that was originally published on the webpage of DECA's partner Faktabaari, three researchers give their less-discussed angles.

The Extreme Public Sphere: Political and Regulatory Dilemmas - Guest lecture by Eugenia Siapera 26.3.

Our visiting professor Eugenia Siapera will hold a guest lecture titled “The Extreme Public Sphere: Political and Regulatory Dilemmas” as part of The New Research Culture lecture series organized by Helsinki Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities.

Call for abstracts: Epistemic Challenges and Democratic Accountability in European Media

Epistemic Challenges and Democratic Accountability in European Media Conference takes place 24-25 October 2024 at the University of Helsinki. The deadline for submissions of abstracts is April 12, 2024.

Blog: Epistemic Orders and the Crisis of Epistemic Institutions in Finland

Knowledge-producing epistemic institutions and authorities across Western countries have faced a mounting attack that aims to undermine citizens’ trust in them. Why is this happening now? In this blog Marko Ampuja of DECA reflects in the Finnish context the reasons why epistemic institutions have been subjected to increasing political contestation and external pressures on many fronts.

Minna Horowitz discussing on how media is perceived nowadays in Finland in "Giaco Discovering Finland" podcast

The podcast episode focuses on trust in the media, fake news, and future prospects of the Finnish media, and it is freely available on Spotify.

Epistemic Challenges and Democratic Accountability in European Media - International Conference in Helsinki on 24-25 October 2024

The two-day conference seeks to address the relations between knowledge production, technologies and inequalities in a datafied and polarised communication landscape.

Epistemic Rights in the Era of Digital Disruption - book release in January!

This open-access volume argues that in a functioning democracy, citizens should be equally capable of making informed choices about matters of social importance. The volume is edited by Minna Horowitz, Hannu Nieminen, Katja Lehtisaari and Alessandro D’Arma.

What Do Citizens Trust in the Nordics? Minna Horowitz of DECA presented findings on the Nordic audience survey at Nordic Democracy Day

Hanaholmen’s annual Nordic Democracy Day focused on the current challenges concerning freedom of expression and democracy. The presenters included the editors-in-chief of four large Nordic newspapers and the Chair of the Nordic think tank for tech and democracy. DECA’s representative Minna Horowitz reported on the Nordic audience survey, a study conducted together with the NORDIS media observatory and co-funded by the C.V. Åkerlund Media Foundation.

Webinar: From value to contributions: Rethinking the societal role of public service media, 27 November

DECA co-organizes a webinar based on the edited volume, Public Service Media's Contribution to Society: RIPE@2021, together with IAPMR and Nordicom, 27 November. Registration is now opened.

DECA participates Nordic Democracy Day 1.12.

DECA will participate Nordic Democracy Day that will be held December 1st at Hanaholmen. DECA's researcher Minna Horowitz will give a presentation on What do citizens trust in the Nordics? Facts from an ongoing NORDIS/DECA research-project.

Platforms, media and public service conference

DECA research project and Tampere University Public Law are organizing a one-day conference. The theme is Platforms, media and public service. The speakers are Professor Andrew Kenyon, Matthias Kettemann, Henna Virkkunen and Hannu Nieminen. Register for the event by 3 October

Report from the Migrant Rights X Finnish Immigration Policies event

A public forum to discuss the effects of the proposed immigration laws in the government programme on the rights of diverse migrant groups in Finland was organized August 25 at the Oodi Library in Helsinki. DECA's Minna Horowitz participated the event and prepared a summary report on it.

Blog: What are TikTok’s values?

What are the values of TikTok? If TikTok doesn’t fit the ‘American values,’ where can it fit? With these questions in mind Yang Xu, a doctoral student in Social Sciences, looked into TikTok’s official discourses (policy documents, press releases, and user guides) over the years with the following research question: What values have TikTok articulated in its official discourses?

How does propaganda appear in the present digital era?

In the new podcast episode DECA’s co-director professor Risto Kunelius discusses the history of and recent developments in the research of propaganda.

New podcast series on epistemic rights

What are epistemic rights and why do we need them? DECA’s researchers discussing the theme in the new podcast series.

A European Public Digital Platform?

ActNow!, a network to innovate for a pan-European, independent, and non-commercial platform met at the University of Vienna in June 2023 to discuss opportunities and future collaborations. While the global tech giants' impact is evident, there is an urgent need to envision alternatives to foster democracy, social cohesion, and citizenship.

DECA at EuroDIG

DECA researchers contributed to the European Dialogue on Internet Governance EuroDIG organized in Tampere and online, 19-21 June 2023. The conference theme is “Internet in troubled times: risks, resilience, hope”.

Great variety of DECA-themed podcasts on SoundCloud

DECA has a channel on SoundCloud that is filled with interesting podcasts on project's themes.

Videos on digital information literacy

In collaboration with DECA and EDMO Nordis -consortium Faktabaari has produced two videos on digital information literacy.

DECA took part in designing a course on disinformation and digital information literacy

A Bachelor-level course on Disinformation and Digital Information Literacy (DIL) has been piloted at the University of Helsinki during the Spring semester 2023. DECA’s Minna Aslama is one of the designers and teachers of the course.

Think tank recommendations: The Nordic countries must defend digital democracy

The the Nordic countries should be at the forefront of demanding and implementing democratic and transparent principles regarding how tech giants can influence societies and democracies – both in the Nordics, Europe, and globally.

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