Government of Canada announces $5.5m to create Canadian Digital Media Research Network at McGill, UofT

Published: 7 June 2023

Montreal, QC (June 7, 2023) — The Government of Canada has announced $5.5 million to create the Canadian Digital Media Research Network (CDMRN), a first-of-its-kind research community in Canada...

The Present and Future of Misinformation in Canada | Media Ecosystem Observatory

Tuesday, March 29, 2022 12:45to13:30

A roundtable focused on misinformation challenges in Canada and what, if anything, we can do about it./maxbellschoolCategory: Public lectures and conferences

‘Screen Time’: New TVO podcast guides us on technological revolution and children | Toronto Star

Published: 23 March 2022

March 21, 2022 | Screen Time, a new podcast co-hosted by Taylor Owen of the Max Bell School's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, delves into the relationship between kids and the rapidly...

Expert: From COVID-19 conspiracies to rigged voting machines, misinformation plagues federal election

Published: 16 September 2021

Misinformation linked to the COVID-19 pandemic is playing a larger-than-expected role in the federal election, fuelling protests and support for the People’s Party of Canada, experts say....

Twitter's slap-down of Liberal video reveals growing role of social media giants in election | CBC News

Published: 7 September 2021

August 30, 2021 | In this CBC interview, Aengus Bridgman, director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory's Canadian Election Misinformation Project, provides an overview of the Project's first memo:...

Chrystia Freeland tweet labelled “manipulated video” by Twitter | CPAC

Published: 7 September 2021

August 30, 2021 | In this CBC interview, Aengus Bridgman, director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory's Canadian Election Misinformation Project, provides an overview of the Project's first memo:...

Political scientist Aengus Bridgman on manipulated media and misinformation | CBC Radio

Published: 31 August 2021

August 24, 2021 | In this CBC Radio interview, Aengus Bridgman, director of the Canadian Election Misinformation Project, comments on manipulated media and misinformation in the ongoing federal...

Will misinformation be a problem this election season? | CBC News

Published: 31 August 2021

August 24, 2021 | Election 44 is underway, and the Media Ecosystem Observatory's Canadian Election Misinformation Project is hard at work tracking election mis- and disinformation. Learn more about...

The Canadian Election Misinformation Project - Memo #1

Published: 27 August 2021

August 26, 2021 | The Media Ecosystem Observatory's Canadian Election Misinformation Project is out with its first memo of the 44th Canadian federal election campaign. Learn about five election...

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