Digital Democracies
SFU Digital Democracies Institute receives $6.22 million funding
Peak Web July 18, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer Editor’s note: The author of this article works for Dr. Wendy Chun as a research assistant. The author is not involved with the Data Fluencies Project. Editor's note: The article was updated on July 22, 2022 to correct the name of the Digital Democracies Institute. It was originally written as Digital Democracy Institute. The Digital Democracies Institute (DDI) at SFU is led by Canada 150 Research Chair in New Media, Dr. Wendy Hui Kyong Chun. DDI received $6.22 million from the US-based Mellon Foundation. The funding will be directed towards their Digital Fluencies Project, according…
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Digital Democracies Institute receives grant to combat fake news
News October 12, 2020Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer Led by SFU Communication professor Dr. Wendy Chun, the Digital Democracy Institute received the Canadian Foundation for Innovation grant to research misinformation in the media and improve media regulation. Beyond Verification: Authenticity and the…
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