Poster Call: Journalism and the Search for Truth in an Age of Social Media Conference

Poster Call for Journalism and the Search for Truth in an Age of Social Media (JSTASM):
Implications of “fake news” and internet trolling for democracy, politics and citizen inclusion conference

Hosted by the College of Communication, and co-sponsored by the Hariri Institute for Computing, the conference will take place from April 23-25, 2017, at Boston University. Please find information about the posters and conference website below:

Competitive poster submissions are invited for this conference, the purpose of which is to understand the scope and implications of the dramatic struggle between fact and fiction in journalism. During the conference sessions, participants will analyze social media’s interaction with journalism and democracy from philosophical, computational and practical perspectives. Posters that explore these issues are invited. 

JSTASM will have a poster session on Monday, April 24 and requests poster proposals that fit within the themes of the conference. Poster abstract submissions must be at least 250 words and include brief descriptions of methods and findings. Younger scholars are encouraged to participate. 

Poster Submission
Please submit your poster abstract via our google form by April 3, 2017 (acceptance decisions to follow soon thereafter): https://goo.gl/forms/9CsBdUaIVTLkYrWR2

JSTASMConference Website
For more information, please see our website: https://demsatbu.wixsite.com/conference