Canadian polarized, but social media use likely not the culprit: study

Published: 23 September 2019

September 12, 2019 | Social media might not be to blame for Canadians’ ideological polarization, a new report on digital democracy in Canada finds. “A lot of people don’t use social media very...

19 million Canadians have had their data breached in eight months

Published: 23 September 2019

September 2, 2019 | An estimated 19 million Canadians have been affected by data breaches between November 2018 and June 2019, according to numbers obtained by "Attention Control with Kevin Newman,...

Fake news preys on emotions, expert warns

Published: 23 September 2019

August 10, 2019| Beware of things you see online that make you emotional, one media expert warns ahead of the fall election.  Taylor Owen, professor at McGill University and the co-creator of the...

Canadians' media-consumption habits lead to misinformation, study finds

Published: 23 September 2019

August 7, 2019 | Canadians aren’t as divided into partisan echo chambers as social media would suggest, but a heavy news diet doesn't guarantee you'll be informed, a new study has found....

The Hill Times features Digital Democracy Project

Published: 13 September 2019

August 29, 2019 | The latest data from the Digital Democracy Project suggests that while 17 per cent of respondents indicated the environment was a top election issue, on par with health care, and...

Reddit AMA with Kevin Newman and Taylor Owen

Friday, September 13, 2019 13:00to15:00

Join Digital Democracy Project lead Taylor Owen and /maxbellschoolCategory: Public lectures and conferences Public outreach Public lectures

New podcast launches to cover the impact of technology on our democracy during the 2019 Canadian federal election

Published: 5 September 2019

Attention Control with Kevin Newman podcast released its first episodes this week, exploring digital media’s impact on the 2019 federal election....

Canadians' media-consumption habits lead to misinformation | National Observer

Published: 8 August 2019

August 7, 2019 | A report published by the Digital Democracy Project suggests that overall misinformation levels in Canada are low. However, certain trends in media consumption put news consumers...

People with strong partisan views get more facts wrong on a current events test: survey | Global News

Published: 8 August 2019

August 8, 2019 | A survey launched by the Digital Democracy Project found that most Canadians across the political spectrum got a common set of facts from an array of mainstream media outlets. The...

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