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When one inquires on what is and is not misinformation, the indirect but fundamental question that is being asked is what is truth? A question so hard to answer that it spawned its very own branch of philosophical study, known as Epistemology. Furthermore, it has been the root cause for potentially the greatest intellectual rivalry in western history, between the rationalist and the empiricist. Today's guest, John Wihbey, who is an associate professor at Northeastern University, an affiliate with Northeastern’s Ethics Institute and the co-author of the paper : “The Bipartisan Case for Labeling as a Content Moderation Method: Findings from a National Survey” attempts to tackle the management of misinformation not by proposing a single unified solution, but instead asks a narrower but still important question about what strategies for mitigating fake news are politically popular and thus in theory democratically possible.

The Bipartisan Case for Labeling as a Content Moderation Method - John Wihbey

Myojung Chung and John Wihbey, colleagues from Northeastern University's School of Journalism, share the findings from their new working paper, published by Northeastern's Ethics Institute. They and their colleagues examined attitudes about the regulation of social media in four countries: the U.K., Mexico, South Korea and the U.S. With Facebook (or Meta) under fire for its role in  amplifying disinformation and hate speech, their research has implications for how the platforms might be regulated. And whether such regulations would be accepted by the public. Ellen and Dan kick around a nonprofit merger in Chicago and a new project in Houston. Plus a tiny Easter egg from country artist  Roy Edwin Williams.

<a href="https://camd.northeastern.edu/faculty/myojung-chung/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Myojung Chung</a> and <a href="https://camd.northeastern.edu/faculty/john-p-wihbey/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Wihbey</a>, colleagues from Northeastern University's School of Journalism, share the findings from their new <a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3999454" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">working paper</a>, published by <a href="https://cssh.northeastern.edu/ethics/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Northeastern's Ethics Institute</a>. They and their colleagues examined attitudes about the regulation of social media in four countries: the U.K., Mexico, South Korea and the U.S. With Facebook (or Meta) under fire for its role in <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/03/facebook-misinformation-nyu-study/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> amplifying disinformation</a> and hate speech, their research has implications for how the platforms might be regulated. And whether such regulations would be accepted by the public. Ellen and Dan kick around a nonprofit merger in Chicago and a new project in Houston. Plus a tiny Easter egg from country artist <a href="https://www.epidemicsound.com/artists/tracks/roy-edwin-williams/?_us=adwords&amp;_usx=11282646959_&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAubmPBhCyARIsAJWNpiN8H3xThpdvvIUH7Um8yKoLAXX6w-S-JMYYPumWICZGH_3xS5dfQi4aAuYTEALw_wcB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Roy Edwin Williams</a>.

What Works Episode 11 | Myojung Chung and John Wihbey

[There are no ads on Data Stories because we’re listener-supported; please consider contributing to the show! Oh…and now Data Stories is on Instagram!]   We have Pedro Cruz and John Wihbey on the show to talk about their beautiful project, the Simulated Dendrochronology of U.S. Immigration. There are many ways that immigration can be represented visually, but Pedro and John came up with a very compelling one: they use the metaphor of tree rings to show how migration patterns of people to the United States have changed over time. The final piece is utterly beautiful and evocative: we are the product of many layers of immigration. On the show we talk about how they came up with this idea, the implementation of the visualization, the attempts they tried before producing the final version, and the role of metaphors in visualization. Make sure you take a closer look at the visualization before listening! And enjoy the show! Links Project Page and VideoPedro CruzJohn WihbeyGeorge Lakoff and Mark Johnson, Metaphors We Live ByAndrew Ortony,  “Metaphor and Representation” in Metaphor and ThoughtDonna Cox “The Art and Science of Visualization: Metaphorical Maps and Cultural Models”John’s upcoming book: The Social Fact (MIT Press, April 2019)

[There are no ads on Data Stories because we’re listener-supported; <a href="https://patreon.com/datastories" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">please consider contributing to the show</a>! Oh…and now Data Stories is on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/datastories_podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>!] <ul><li></li><li></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="http://datastori.es/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/process-01-419x1024.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a></li><li><a href="http://datastori.es/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/process-03-1024x826.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a></li><li><a href="http://datastori.es/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/process-02-1024x822.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a></li><li><a href="http://datastori.es/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/forest-1024x697.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a></li><li><a href="http://datastori.es/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/poster-1024x680.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a></li></ul> We have <a href="http://pmcruz.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pedro Cruz</a> and <a href="https://camd.northeastern.edu/faculty/john-p-wihbey/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Wihbey</a> on the show to talk about their beautiful project, the <a href="http://pmcruz.com/dendrochronology/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Simulated Dendrochronology of U.S. Immigration</a>. There are many ways that immigration can be represented visually, but Pedro and John came up with a very compelling one: they use the metaphor of tree rings to show how migration patterns of people to the United States have changed over time. The final piece is utterly beautiful and evocative: we are the product of many layers of immigration. On the show we talk about how they came up with this idea, the implementation of the visualization, the attempts they tried before producing the final version, and the role of metaphors in visualization. Make sure you take a closer look at the visualization before listening! And enjoy the show! Links <ul><li>Project <a href="http://pmcruz.com/dendrochronology/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Page</a> and <a href="https://vimeo.com/276140430#at=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Video</a></li><li><a href="http://pmcruz.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pedro Cruz</a></li><li><a href="https://camd.northeastern.edu/faculty/john-p-wihbey/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Wihbey</a></li><li><a href="https://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/M/bo3637992.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">George Lakoff and Mark Johnson, Metaphors We Live By</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/metaphor-and-thought/27B5516DA776E01E828144B035CC7B38" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andrew Ortony,  “Metaphor and Representation” in Metaphor and Thought</a></li><li><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/249918961_The_Art_and_Science_of_Visualization_Metaphorical_Maps_and_Cultural_Models" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donna Cox “The Art and Science of Visualization: Metaphorical Maps and Cultural Models”</a></li><li>John’s upcoming book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Social-Fact-Knowledge-Networked-World/dp/0262039591/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1549995421&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=wihbey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Social Fact</a> (MIT Press, April 2019)</li></ul>

Simulated Dendrochronology of U.S. Immigration with Pedro Cruz and John Wihbey