Expert Interviews

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.

Post-Truth Practices Online and the "useful idiots"

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.
In the discussion that follows Zoe 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 media workforce, workplace, and marketplace can significantly affect both the content quality and the audience’s expansion?
She outlines the importance of new media education in today’s information world and the challenges of the online culture of anger and hate at specific social media platforms. 
This interview sheds light at the decisions involved prior to the news production and inspires us on deciding what we should look for during our media consumption.
https://findoutwhy.info/blog/f/news-production-practices-and-the-need-for-inclusivity

News production practices and the need for inclusivity: Interviewing Zoë Papaikonomou

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 risk: An accessible ‘toolbox’ for interested citizen science communities and policy-makers wishing to integrate citizen-sensed data into risk governance.”

The Impact of Citizen Science on Environmental Change: Interviewing dr. Anna Berti Suman

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

Democracy's Detectives: An interview with Prof. J. T. Hamilton

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. Find Out Why reached out to Dr. Thomas Arnold assistant professor at the philosophical seminary of the University of Heidelberg. 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

Public philosophy as a tool of logical empowerment: Interviewing Dr. T. Arnold

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.

The economics of online misinformation: an interview with Imran Ahmed

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.