This business model rewards sensationalism at a time when we are just beginning to see the effects of generative AI on an informed electorate on which democracy relies.
Join us for this special panel with international experts as they discuss global efforts to support quality journalism, the need to protect free expression and diverse cultures, and the critical role of platform payments in sustaining reliable information.
Moderator:
- Anya Schiffrin, Senior Lecturer and Director of the Technology, Media, and Communications specialization, Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs
Panelists:
- Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Former Prime Minister, Iceland
- Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, United Nations
- Lee C. Bollinger, President Emeritus and Seth Low Professor, Columbia University
- Joseph E. Stiglitz, University Professor, Columbia University
- Churchill Otieno, President, The Africa Editors Forum
Opening Remarks:
- Wafaa El Sadr, Executive Vice President, Columbia Global
This conversation is co-sponsored by the Technology, Media, and Communications specialization at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia World Projects, and McGill’s Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy. This in-person event is free and open to the public. All those interested in understanding what’s at stake for democracy and how journalism can help protect it are encouraged to attend.