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SUMMARY:Making Robots Public: News Coverage of Artificial Intelligence in 
 the United Kingdom - Dr Scott Brennen\, Reuters Institute for the Study of
  Journalism\, Oxford University
DTSTART:20190426T163000Z
DTEND:20190426T181500Z
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CONTACT:Professor John Naughton
DESCRIPTION:*Abstract:*\nA report on the findings of three empirical studi
 es of news coverage of Artificial Intelligence (AI).  The initial research
  involved systematic examination of news outlet coverage of AI by mainstre
 am UK news outlets\, chosen to represent a variety of political leanings 
 – the _Telegraph_\, _Mail Online_ (and the _Daily Mail_)\, the _Guardian
 _\, _HuffPost_\, the BBC and the UK edition of _Wired_ magazine. The main 
 conclusion of the study is that media coverage of AI is "dominated":https:
 //www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/13/dont-believe-the-hype-medi
 a-are-selling-us-an-ai-fantasy by the industry itself. \n\nThe presentatio
 n draws on the research to interrogate the current state of the public con
 versation about artificial intelligence in British news media. \n\n*About 
 the speaker:*\nDr. J. Scott Brennen is a communication scholar and a postd
 octoral research fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journali
 sm and the Oxford Internet Institute. His work investigates how changing m
 edia structures\, cultures\, and technologies are shaping the production a
 nd circulation of scientific information and scientific misinformation. He
  currently works on the Oxford Martin Programme on Misinformation\, Scienc
 e\, and Media\, which examines the interplay between scientific misinforma
 tion\, news coverage\, and social media platforms for the public understan
 ding of science and technological innovation.\n\nFor more information abou
 t Dr Brennen's research see his "Google Scholar profile":https://scholar.g
 oogle.co.uk/citations?user=MCTDqvEAAAAJ&hl=en\n\nTo ensure a place\, pleas
 e register "here":https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scott-brennen-making-robo
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LOCATION:Gatsby Room\, Wolfson College
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