2023 Cohort of Transatlantic Media Fellows Announcement We are excited to announce our selection of Transatlantic Media Fellows for 2023 - including our first Global Development Policy Fellows!
Autonomous driving is fiction Interview Illah Nourbakhsh is professor at the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. The onetime industrial city in Pennsylvania is considered one of the hubs for autonomous driving in the United States. In this interview, Professor Nourbakhsh describes the vision of driverless robot cars as mere fiction, and he warns about their implications for society. By Jana Kugoth
Transatlantic perspectives on smart (enough) mobility Commentary Our second Grow the Future cohort traveled to Toronto, Pittsburgh and Washington, DC in June 2022, to discuss strategies for smart and sustainable transportation. We found that data and digital technologies can help build efficient systems, but sometimes low-tech solutions can have a bigger impact on sustainability and inclusion. By Sabine Muscat and Nora Löhle
Ukraine videos dominated the internet in 2022. What now? Media Fellowship Social media in Ukraine: how advocates and historians use it By Leila Barghouty
2022 Year in Review In 2022, our internship program started again, study tours traveled once more, and we deepened our work in every program area - alongside so much more!
How TikTok is shaping US democracy – swipe by swipe Analysis TikTok is the new Facebook for midterm candidates reaching out to Gen Z voters as the entertainment platform is turning into a forum for political debate. Its success has not only exposed the app to public scrutiny of reported failures to contain misinformation, but it has also raised national security concerns over its Chinese ownership. By Sabine Muscat, Omnia Abdalla and Luca Niermann
Privacy is Global: Creative Storytelling for Data Protection Advocacy Dossier Speculative audio fiction explaining the importance of data privacy
Brazil 2022 - Democracy at Stake Dossier In Latin America's largest country, does democracy accept terms and conditions? Our office in Rio de Janeiro provides valuable insight into politics with algorithms before Brazil's elections
Elections in Brazil – Democracy at stake in the era of algorithmic politics Analysis Determined to stay in power, Brazil’s incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro borrows from Donald Trump’s playbook and is preparing the ground for a stolen election myth. He rose to power by learning how to mobilize voters from Barack Obama – and by flooding the internet with fake news. By Manoela Vianna
Violence in social media threatens women active in Brazilian politics Commentary In Brazil, misogynist discourse and attacks against female politicians have rapidly increased since the election of Jair Bolsonaro. Especially those who dare to challenge gender norms have become targets of online vitriol. A new law that criminalizes political gender violence may bring some relief, but may not be enough to turn the tide. By Manuela d'Ávila