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What happens if a robot writes something libelous?

Who gets sued if a robot writes something libelous? Learn the answer to that question on Friday at Northeastern, where journalists, law experts, and computer scientists will convene to discuss how the rise of artificial intelligence is transforming law and the spread of information.

by Emily Arntsen October 11, 2018

How did the media get the number of school shootings so wrong?

In the hours immediately following last week’s shooting in a Florida high school, dozens of news organizations used a misleading statistic to characterize the frequency of school shootings in the U.S. Northeastern professor and Pulitzer Prize winner Matt Carroll offers insights into how journalists can avoid shooting from the hip with data—even when they’re on tight deadlines.

by Bill Ibelle February 22, 2018

These divided states: The media’s role in today’s fragmented society

What is the media’s role in uniting or further dividing people in a nation that’s so deeply divided it feels like “everyone’s worst possible Thanksgiving,” as journalism professor Matt Carroll put it? That’s the question a host of scholars, journalists, and media executives tackled at a recent Northeastern conference.

by Molly Callahan April 3, 2017

What happens if a robot writes something libelous?

How did the media get the number of school shootings so wrong?

These divided states: The media’s role in today’s fragmented society

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