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AGENDA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12

TIME EVENT

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

6:30 pm

Opening of Worldviews 2019 with screening of the new documentary film, “The Corporate Coup d’Etat”

MODERATOR: Rick Salutin, Novelist, playwright, journalist, and critic

David Altheide, Regents’ Professor Emeritus of the School of Justice and Social Inquiry, Arizona State University

Maude Barlow, Honorary Chairperson of the Council of Canadians

John Ralston Saul, Writer, political philosopher, public intellectual

Communication DemocratizationTechnology Directions

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THURSDAY, JUNE 13

TIME EVENT

Innis Town Hall

7:30 am Registration and Breakfast Breakfast is sponsored by MediaStyle

8:30 am Opening Remarks Conference Organizers

9 am —

10 am

Higher education and media in ‘illiberal democracies’: Which way forward? – Keynote session

MODERATOR: Sonya Fatah, Assistant Professor, Ryerson University School of Journalism

Amira Hass, Author and Ramallah-based Haaretz Newspaper correspondent for the Occupied Palestinian Territories

Michael Ignatieff, President and Rector of Central European University, Budapest

Maria Ressa, CEO and Executive Editor of Rappler.com and former CNN bureau chief in Manilla, Philippines Matias Spektor, Associate

Matias Spektor, Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Fundação Getulio Vargas’s School of International Relation, Brazil

Janice Stein, Belzberg Professor of Conflict Management, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto

CONCURRENT A Innis Town Hall

CONCURRENT B Innis College Residence Event Room

10:05 am —

11:05 am

The democratization of expertise: What does the future hold?

MODERATOR: Janice Stein, Belzberg Professor of Conflict Management, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto

Max Boykoff, Director, Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Boulder

Tom Nichols, Professor of National Security Affairs, US Naval War College, author of The Death of Expertise

Taylor Owen, Beaverbrook Chair in Media, Ethics and Communications and Associate Professor, Max Bell School of Public Policy, McGill University co-author of Democracy Divided: Countering Disinformation and Hate in the Digital Public Sphere

Understanding bias and changing perceptions: 18 questions

Pallak Arora, Program Director, Mosaic Institute


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THURSDAY, JUNE 13 CONTINUED

TIME EVENT



11:20 am –

12:20 pm

The social, cultural and political underpinnings of the ‘post-truth’ world: Making Orwell fiction again

MODERATOR: Shanto Iyengar, Professor of political science, Stanford University

David Altheide, Regents’ Professor Emeritus of the School of Justice and Social Inquiry, Arizona State University, author of Terrorism and the Politics of Fear

Megan Boler, Professor and Chair, Social Justice Education, University of Toronto-OISE


Sophia Rosenfeld, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania; author of Democracy and Truth

Promoting investigative journalism in and beyond the academy

MODERATOR: Karyn Pugliese, Executive Director of News and Current Affairs, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN)

Ebyan Abdigir, journalist and producer

Alan Miller, CEO, News Literacy Project (Washington)

Patti Sonntag, Director, Institute for Investigative Journalism, Concordia University

12:30 pm –

2pm

Lunch – Food Trucks Brain dating Innis Town Hall Lobby Trophy – Courtyard. Trophy is a performance and art installation company. You’re invited to go to the tents to hear about moments of change in storyteller’s lives and contribute your own perspective on coloured acetate paper.

Lunch is sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation of New York


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TIME EVENT

LUNCH AND LEARN CONCURRENT A

Innis Town Hall

LUNCH AND LEARN CONCURRENT B

Innis College Residence Event Room

1:20 pm –

2 pm

Podcasting for academics and journalists

MODERATOR: Maggie Reid, Chief Creative Officer and Executive Producer, King Squared Media Inc.

Nana aba Duncan, Host, CBC Fresh Air and Media Girlfriends podcast

Geraldine Fitzpatrick, Professor and head of the Human Computer Interaction Group, TU Wien, Austria and host of podcast Changing Academic Life

Fatal attraction?: Media coverage of work, unions and labour relations: Current and future possibilities

MODERATOR: Tom Parkin, Journalist and Political Commentator

Nasr Ahmed, Associate Membership Program Coordinator, CWA Canada

JP Hornick, Coordinator of the School of Labour at George Brown College and Chair of the last Colleges of Applied Arts & Technology-Academic (CAAT-A) bargaining team

Ellen Ruppel Shell, Co-Director, Science Journalism Program, Boston University, author of The Job: Work and Its Future in a Time of Radical Change

Innis Town Hall

2:10 pm –

3:10 pm

Anti-social media? Keynote session

MODERATOR: Scott Jaschik, Editor, Inside Higher Ed

Siva Vaidhyanathan, Professor of Media Studies, University of Virginia, author of Anti-Social Media

3:10 –

3:20pm

Coffee break Coffee break sponsored by Academica Group


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TIME EVENT



3:20 pm —

4:20 pm

Truth, ‘post-truth’ and reconciliation in Canada and Australia: The responsibilities of media and higher education

MODERATOR: Adrianne Xavier, Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Global Development Studies, Queen’s University

Shane Motlap, Analyst, Indigenous Policies and Programs, Charles Darwin University and Chair of the National Tertiary Education Union’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy Committee

Karyn Pugliese, Executive Director of News and Current Affairs, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN)

Jennifer Wemigwans, Assistant Professor - Adult Education and Community Development program, University of Toronto, author of A Digital Bundle Protecting and Promoting Indigenous Knowledge Online

Metrics, analytics and the brave new world of news media

MODERATOR: Nicole Blanchett Neheli, Professor of journalism, Sheridan College

Admire Mare, Senior Lecturer, Department of Communication, Namibia University of Science and Technology

Kevin Siu, Globe and Mail Managing Editor, Longform, Features, Opinion

Rodrigo Zamith, Assistant Professor Journalism Department University of Massachusetts Amherst

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TIME EVENT



4:25 pm —

5:25 pm

Using social media in the 21st Century: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

MODERATOR: Taylor Owen, Beaverbrook Chair in Media, Ethics and Communications and Associate Professor, Max Bell School of Public Policy, McGill University co-author of Democracy Divided: Countering Disinformation and Hate in the Digital Public Sphere

Sandra Quinn, Professor and Chair, University of Maryland School of Public Health, co-author of Weaponized Health Communication: Twitter bots and Russian trolls amplify the vaccine debate

Heidi J. S. Tworek, Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of British Columbia

Rodrigo Zamith, Assistant Professor Journalism Department University of Massachusetts Amherst

Systemic uncertainty: Precarious work in media and higher education and prospects for the future

MODERATOR: Maggie Reid, Chief Creative Officer and Executive Producer, King Squared Media Inc.

Nicole Cohen, Assistant Professor, Institute of Communication, Culture, Information, and Technology, University of Toronto, author of Writers’ Rights: Freelance Journalism in a Digital Age

Fay Faraday, Assistant Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University

Nicole Blanchett Neheli, Professor of journalism, Sheridan College

Ellen Ruppel Shell, Co-Director, Science Journalism Program, Boston University, author of The Job: Work and Its Future in a Time of Radical Change

Innis Town Hall

5:30 pm —

6:30 pm

Current innovations: The Conversation, EvidenceNetwork.ca, Academic Minute, Expertise Finder

MODERATOR: Shannon Sampert, Associate Professor and Founding Director, Media Centre for Public Policy and Knowledge Mobilization, University of Winnipeg

Lynn Pasquerella, President of the Association of American Colleges and Universities

Stavros Rougas, Co-founder of expertisefinder.com

Scott White, Editor, The Conversation Canada

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FRIDAY, JUNE 14


TIME EVENT

Innis Town Hall

8 am Registration and Breakfast Breakfast sponsored by the National Bank of Canada

9 am —

10 am

Promoting media and higher education as a public good– Keynote session

INTERVIEWER: Rob Cribb, Investigative and Foreign Affairs Journalist, Toronto Star

Maria Ressa, CEO and Executive Editor of Rappler.com and former CNN bureau chief in Manilla, Philippines

Nermeen Shaikh, Co-Host and News Producer at Democracy Now!, author of The Present as History: Critical Perspectives on Global Power (Columbia University Press)



10:10 am —

11:10 am

Truth, ‘post-truth’ and reconciliation in South Africa and the Middle East: The responsibilities of media and higher education

MODERATOR: Jesse Rosenfeld, Journalist and contributor to The Nation, The Daily Beast, Al-Jazeera, The Intercept


Melissa Levin, Lecturer in African Studies and project co-ordinator of a Jackman Humanities Centre/Centre for Humanities Research collaboration, University of Toronto

Teboho Moja, Professor and Director, Higher Education Program, New York University

Innovations in journalism and news rooms

MODERATOR: Catherine Wallace, Assistant Managing Editor, Toronto Star

Natasha Grzincic, Senior Editor, Motherboard

Anita Li, Director of Communities, The Discourse, and Editor-in-Chief, The Other Wave

Jane Lytvynenko, Journalist, BuzzFeed Canada

David Skok, CEO and Editor-in-chief, The Logic

Catherine Wallace, Assistant Managing Editor, Toronto Star

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FRIDAY, JUNE 14 CONTINUED

TIME EVENT



11:15 am —

12:15 pm

Now and in the future: Promoting greater diversity in media and higher education

MODERATOR: Anita Li, Director of Communities, The Discourse, and Editor-in-Chief, The Other Wave

Kathleen Cummins, Professor, Film, Television & Journalism, Sheridan College

Ruth María López, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Houston

Shree Paradkar, Race and Gender Columnist, Toronto Star

Maija Saari, Associate Dean, Film, Television & Journalism, Sheridan College

Vinita Srivastava, Culture, Arts, Critical Race Editor, The Conversation

Communicating during a crisis: the challenges for media and higher education

MODERATOR: Paul Axelrod, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Education at York University

Rob Cribb, Investigative and Foreign Affairs Journalist, Toronto Star

David Estok, Vice President, Communications, University of Toronto

Erin A. Hennessy, Vice President, TVP Communications

Scott Jaschik, Editor, Inside Higher Ed (Washington)

Graeme Stewart, Director, Communications, Office of the President, York University

12:20 pm —

1:20 pm

Scientific research, ‘post-truth’ and fake news: What’s next?

MODERATOR: Ivan Semeniuk, Science Correspondent, Globe and Mail

Max Boykoff, Director, Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Boulder

Jane Lytvynenko, Journalist, BuzzFeed Canada

Sandra Quinn, Professor and Chair, University of Maryland School of Public Health, co-author of Weaponized Health Communication: Twitter bots and Russian trolls amplify the vaccine debate

Creative initiatives in promoting media literacy and critical thinking: current initiatives and future possibilities

MODERATOR: Philip Glennie, Director of Marketing & Communications, Academica Group

Ursula Gobel, Vice-President, Future Challenges, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Alan Miller, CEO, News Literacy Project (Washington)

Shannon Sampert, Associate Professor and Founding Director, Media Centre for Public Policy and Knowledge Mobilization, University of Winnipeg


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TIME EVENT

1 pm —

2 pm

Lunch – in the Innis Hall cafeteria Lunch sponsored by The Toronto Star



2:20 pm —

3:20 pm

Cognitive dissonance: The response of higher education and media to the clash of democratic and populist values

MODERATOR: Greg Kelly, Executive Producer, CBC Ideas

Tom Nichols, Professor of National Security Affairs, US Naval War College, author of The Death of Expertise

Lynn Pasquerella, President of the Association of American Colleges and Universities

Sophia Rosenfeld, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania; author of Democracy and Truth

Nermeen Shaikh, Co-Host and News Producer at Democracy Now!, author of The Present as History: Critical Perspectives on Global Power (Columbia University Press)

Free speech, academic freedom, democratic values and minority rights around the globe: Prospects for enhancing understanding

Shannon Dea, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Waterloo

Brian Chama, Associate Professor, Communication and Cultural Studies, Sheridan College


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TIME EVENT



3:25 pm —

4:25 pm

Digital technology’s impact on how media and higher education communicate

MODERATOR: Jeffrey Dvorkin, Director of the journalism program, University of Toronto; formerly Vice President of News and Ombudsman, National Public Radio; and Managing Editor and Chief Journalist for CBC Radio

Megan Boler, Professor and Chair, Social Justice Education, University of Toronto-OISE

Cam Gordon, Head of Communications, Twitter Canada

Anatoliy Gruzd, Canada Research Chair, Social Media Data Stewardship, Director, Social Media Lab, Ryerson University

The future of higher education media

MODERATOR: Teboho Moja, Professor and Director, Higher Education Program, New York University

Léo Charbonneau, Editor, University Affairs

Paul Basken, North America Editor, Times Higher Education

Scott Jaschik, Editor, Inside Higher Ed (Washington)

Innis Town Hall

4:30 pm —

5 pm

Wrap up session

Glen A. Jones, Professor of Higher Education, Dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

Gyllian Phillips, President, Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations


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SPEAKERS

Name AffiliationNasr Ahmed AssociateMembershipProgram

Coordinator,CWACanada

Pallak Arora ProgramDirector,MosaicInstitute

Paul Basken NorthAmericaEditor, Times Higher Education

Nicole BlanchettProfessorofjournalism, Neheli SheridanCollege

Megan Boler ProfessorandChair,SocialJusticeEducation,Universityof Toronto-OISE

Max Boykoff Director,CenterforScienceandTechnologyPolicyResearch,AssociateProfessor,UniversityofColoradoBoulder

Brian Chama AssociateProfessor,CommunicationandCulturalStudies,SheridanCollege

Léo Editor,University Affairs Charbonneau

Nicole Cohen AssistantProfessor,InstituteofCommunication,Culture,Information,andTechnology,UniversityofToronto,authorofWriters’ Rights: Freelance Journalism in a Digital Age

Rob Cribb InvestigativeandForeignAffairsJournalist,Toronto Star

Kathleen Professor,Film,Television&Cummins Journalism,SheridanCollege

Shannon Dea AssociateProfessor,DepartmentofPhilosophy,UniversityofWaterloo

Nana aba CBCFreshAirandMedia Duncan Girlfriendspodcast

Name AffiliationJeffrey Dvorkin Directorofthejournalismprogram,

UniversityofToronto;formerlyVicePresidentofNewsandOmbudsman,NationalPublicRadio;andManagingEditorandChiefJournalistforCBCRadio

David Estok VicePresident,Communications,UniversityofToronto

Fay Faraday AssistantProfessor,OsgoodeHallLawSchool,YorkUniversity

Sonya Fatah AssistantProfessor,RyersonSchoolofJournalism

Geraldine ProfessorandheadoftheHuman Fitzpatrick ComputerInteractionGroup,TU

Wien,AustriaandhostofpodcastChangingAcademicLife

Philip Glennie DirectorofMarketing&Communications, AcademicaGroup

Ursula Gobel Vice-President,FutureChallenges,SocialSciencesandHumanitiesResearchCouncil

Cam Gordon HeadofCommunications, TwitterCanada

Natasha SeniorEditor,Motherboard Grzincic

Anatoliy Gruzd CanadaResearchChair, SocialMediaDataStewardship,Director,SocialMediaLab, RyersonUniversity

Amira Hass AuthorandRamallah-basedHaaretz NewspapercorrespondentfortheOccupiedPalestinianTerritories

Erin A. VicePresident,TVP Hennessy Communications

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Name AffiliationJP Hornick CoordinatoroftheSchoolof

LabouratGeorgeBrownCollegeandChairofthelastCollegesofAppliedArts&Technology-Academic(CAAT-A) bargainingteam

Michael PresidentandRectorofCentral Ignatieff EuropeanUniversity,Budapest

Shanto Iyengar Professorofpoliticalscience,StanfordUniversity

Scott Jaschik Editor,Inside Higher Ed (Washington)

Glen A. Jones ProfessorofHigherEducation,DeanoftheOntarioInstituteforStudiesinEducation,University ofToronto

Melissa Levin LecturerinAfricanStudiesandprojectco-ordinatorofaJackmanHumanitiesCentre/CentreforHumanitiesResearchcollaboration,UniversityofToronto

Anita Li DirectorofCommunities, TheDiscourse,andEditor-in-Chief,TheOtherWave

Ruth María AssistantProfessor,Departmentof López EducationalLeadershipandPolicy

Studies,UniversityofHouston

Jane LytvynenkoJournalist,BuzzFeedCanada

Admire Mare SeniorLecturer,DepartmentofCommunication,NamibiaUniversityofScience andTechnology

Alan Miller CEO,NewsLiteracyProject(Washington)

Teboho Moja ProfessorandDirector, HigherEducationProgram, NewYorkUniversity

Shane Motlap Analyst,IndigenousPoliciesandPrograms,CharlesDarwinUniversityandChairoftheNationalTertiaryEducationUnion’sAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderPolicyCommittee

Name AffiliationTom Nichols ProfessorofNationalSecurity

Affairs,USNavalWarCollege,authorofThe Death of Expertise

Taylor Owen BeaverbrookChairinMedia,EthicsandCommunicationsandAssociateProfessor,MaxBellSchoolofPublicPolicy, McGillUniversityco-authorofDemocracy Divided: Countering Disinformation and Hate in the Digital Public Sphere

Shree Paradkar RaceandGenderColumnist,Toronto Star

Tom Parkin JournalistandPoliticalCommentator

Lynn PresidentoftheAssociation Pasquerella ofAmericanColleges

andUniversities

Karyn Pugliese ExecutiveDirectorofNewsandCurrentAffairs,AboriginalPeoplesTelevisionNetwork(APTN)

Sandra Quinn ProfessorandChair,UniversityofMarylandSchoolofPublicHealth,co-authorofWeaponized Health Communication: Twitter bots and Russian trolls amplify the vaccine debate

Maggie Reid ChiefCreativeOfficerandExecutiveProducer,KingSquaredMediaInc.

Maria Ressa CEOandExecutiveEditorofRappler.comandformerCNNbureauchiefinManilla,Philippines

Jesse Journalistandcontributorto Rosenfeld The Nation, The Daily Beast,

Al-Jazeera, The Intercept

Sophia WalterH.AnnenbergProfessorof Rosenfeld History,UniversityofPennsylvania;

authorofDemocracy and Truth

Stavros Rougas Co-founderofexpertisefinder.com

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