Find Out Why is a Digital Fluency Lab for innovation and civic engagement. Here we discuss contemporary issues: the new culture on the Internet, digital literacy, high quality journalism, critical thinking on social media, evidence based content, mis(dis)information online, AI, data, data governance and other topics of relevant interest.
Trust and Safety Partnership: an interview with David Sullivan
In this interview with Find Out Why the founding Executive Director of Digital Trust and Safety Partnership David Sullivan talks about the mission of the organization to produce digital trust and safety standards, reviewed through internal and independent third-party assessments, that ensure transparency and reduce harms associated with online content and conduct. Support the show
15 Apr 2022
Metamodernism - The Future of Theory: an interview with Prof. Jason Ā. Josephson Storm
Prof. Jason Ā. Josephson Storm, chair of Science and Technology Studies at Williams College talks to Elena Gkiola about his latest book, Metamodernism, The Future Theory. A thought-provoking and inspiring revision of the current theoretical systems of analysis in humanities and social sciences. His ideas enrich our understanding of Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 implications in our social world, as he paves a new way forward for theory. Professor's Storm work is refreshing, groundbreaking, a...
30 Dec 2021
Post-Truth Practices Online and the "useful idiots"
In this interview, Maryia Ditchkowska, lecturer at the European Humanities University in Lithuania, talks about the post-truth practices in political communication and their digital manifestation during events of great uncertainty, like the pandemic. Support the show
4 Oct 2021
The socio-politics of digital games: an interview with dr. Leandro Augusto Borges Lima
With governments trying to restrict online gaming in their societies, Find Out Why is raising awareness about the political aspects of games in culture, the preservation of freedoms, and the social impact of gamer communities. We reach out to dr. Leandro Borges Lima who specializes in digital games, cyberculture, social networks and sociability on the Internet. In his interview, he sheds light on the reality that games are integral in modern culture and he explains how they can factor into id...
18 Jun 2021
Defend Democracy and Digital Rights: an interview with Alice Stollmeyer
Alice Stollmeyer, the number one female digital EU influencer in 2019 and 2020 and the Founder and Executive Director of Defend Democracy, talks to Find Out Why about the importance of defending democracy from the threat that the business model of big tech companies poses to societies and shares her reflections on the issue of online manipulation based on Defend Democracy's successful run of “Kieskijker”, a social media watchdog monitoring manipulation and disinformation around the Dutc...
6 Jun 2021
Data materialization and digital literacies: an interview with dr. Luci Pangrazio
Dr. Luci Pangrazio, author of the book ‘Young People’s Literacies in the Digital Age’ and Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in Educational Impact (REDI) talks to Find Out Why about the data literacies in young people's digital worlds. Dr. Pangrazio argues that creative ways to materialise digital data are necessary in critical analysis. Support the show
20 Apr 2021
The global impact of the Digital Services Act: an interview with dr. Aída Ponce Del Castillo
Dr. Aída Ponce Del Castillo, senior researcher at the Brussels based Foresight Unit of the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) talks to Find Out Why about the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA). DSA is a legislative proposal which aims to regulate online and intermediary platforms that bring together users and providers of goods and services as well as information. The DSA builds on the existing rules (established by the E-Commerce directive) to provide a framework for identifying and removing...
16 Apr 2021
Monetization and trust in online innovative Dutch media outlets: an interview with Gyurka Jansen
Find Out Why is delighted to present Gyurka Jansen whose work has played an important role in the Dutch innovative media ecosystem. Jansen is a new media and online communities analyst and journalists' consultant. In our discussion he shared his views on issues such as freelance journalism monetization systems & building online communities, instead of traditionally reaching out to the audience. Furthermore he emphasized the importance of transparency and trust online and provi...
29 Mar 2021
Democratized Access to Journalism: the model of City Bureau
Bettina Chang, the co-founder of City Bureau - a civic journalism lab based in Chicago- talks to Find Out Why about the future of journalism, the value of civic journalism, the debate around the financial models of news business and the need for a democratized access to journalism so that meaningful civic engagement and equitable news production can be truly achieved. Support the show
9 Mar 2021
Trustworthy Reliable Engaging Scientific Communication Project: interviewing dr. Marina Tulin
Dr. Marina Tulin, post doctorate at Erasmus University in the Department of Media and Communication and the Coordination Manager of the TRESCA project, talks to Find Out Why about the effective communication of science, the importance of social science knowledge and how trust is built online. Support the show
20 Feb 2021
A News Literacy Project: Interview with Damaso Reyes
The News Literacy Project (NLP) is a US based NGO that focuses on supporting young people become critical thinkers, news and media literate. In this interview, Damaso Reyes, journalist and NLP's ambassador in Europe, talks about the skills that are required today in order for young people and the general public to understand, interpret and successfully act upon information, especially within the context of being participants in Democratic societies. Support the show
26 Jan 2021
The economics of online misinformation: an interview with Imran Ahmed
Find Out Why interviews Imran Ahmed, the founder of the Center of Countering Digital Hate, a London-based advocacy group that counters “hate groups” and individuals from spreading their narratives at major social media outlets. Support the show
13 Jan 2021
Public philosophy as a tool of logical empowerment: Interviewing Dr. T. Arnold
Find Out Why reached out to Dr. Thomas Arnold, assistant professor at the philosophical seminary of the University of Heidelberg. His views on logic, reasoning and ethics are uniquely appealing. He has designed a project which is sponsored by the Alfred Landecker Democracy Fellowship and it explores ways of achieving a form of public philosophy. This is what he shared in his interview for Find Out Why Support the show
12 Dec 2020
Democracy's Detectives: An interview with Prof. J. T. Hamilton
In his book, “Democracy’s Detectives: The Economics of Investigative Journalism", James T. Hamilton Stanford University Professor and Director of the Journalism Program, proposes an economic framework of analysis that measures the return on investment of investigative reporting and ultimately its impact to democracy and society. This is what he discussed in an interview with Find Out Why's Elena Gkiola Support the show
16 Nov 2020
The Impact of Citizen Science on Environmental Change: Interviewing dr. Anna Berti Suman
Dr. Anna Berti Suman is the principal investigator of the project SensJus with the mission to “provide newly required research capacity in the EU by redefining citizen sensing as source of evidence acceptable in environmental litigation and as a tool for mediating environmental conflicts”. Dr. Anna Berti Suman is a postdoctoral fellow at the European Commission Joint Research Centre, seconded there by the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society, and author of the book “Sensing the ...
26 Oct 2020
News production practices and the need for inclusivity: Interviewing Zoë Papaikonomou
In an exclusive interview with Find Out Why, Zoë Papaikonomou, an Amsterdam based investigative journalist, author, keynoter, media educator and diversity advocate shares compelling insights into the practices of inclusive journalism. Zoë answers timely questions: -how mainstream media outlets can foster a culture of belonging where everyone's talents are nurtured and celebrated? -what tools chief editors can wield to practice inclusion? - why inclusion strategies at the centre of...
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