Dr. Joan Donovan
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2023
6:30 PM – Join early!
7:00 PM – Dr. Joan Donovan
“Online Extremism, Media Manipulation and Misinformation Campaigns”
Dr. Donovan is the Research Director of Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.
Meeting is on ZOOM.
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The San Ramon Valley Democratic Club is honored to have as its speaker, Dr. Joan Donovan, Research Director of Harvard Kennedy’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy. She also serves as an Adjunct professor of the Harvard Kennedy School, officially the John F. Kennedy School of Government, which is the school of public policy and government of Harvard University.
In addition, Dr. Donovan is the Director of the Technology and Social Change Project (TaSC). TaSC explores how media manipulation is a means to control public conversation, derail democracy, and disrupt society. TaSC conducts research, develops methods, and facilitates workshops for journalists, policy makers, technologists, and civil society organizations on how to detect, document, and debunk media manipulation campaigns.
Prior to joining Harvard Kennedy School, Dr. Donovan was the Research Lead for Data & Society’s Media Manipulation Initiative, where she led a large team of researchers studying efforts to manipulate sociotechnical systems for political gain. She continues to hold an affiliate appointment with Data & Society.
Dr. Donovan received her Ph.D. in Sociology and Science Studies from the University of California San Diego, and was a postdoctoral fellow at the UCLA Institute for Society and Genetics, where she studied white supremacists’ use of DNA ancestry tests, social movements, and technology.
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Dr. Joan Donovan
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the link to the meeting.