We’re growing! Meet Guillen Torres, who has just joined the Lab as a faculty associate! 🥳  Guillén is a specialist in OSINT methods. He has over 15 years of experience in action research, using data-based technologies to support communities seeking justice. https://ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu/

A big, warm welcome to @theresajseipp.bsky.social, our newest faculty associate at the Lab! 🥳  Theresa is a postdoctoral researcher at @ivir-uva.bsky.social. Her research concentrates on the governance of opinion power and the interdependence between media and Big Tech. https://ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu/

Please join us in giving a big welcome to Rana Arafat as she joins the Lab as our newest faculty associate! Rana is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Journalism at @citystgeorges.bsky.social. Her research focuses on examining activist/advocacy journalism. See more info: https://ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu/

The @publictechmedialab.bsky.social just got bigger! Welcome @ferraribraun.bsky.social, who is joining us as a research fellow!  Agustin is a PhD researcher at the AlgoSoc Consortium, affiliated with Media Studies and the @ivir-uva.bsky.social at UvA. See more info: https://ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu/

Great news! @padejski.bsky.social is joining the Lab as a faculty associate!  Djordje is Associate Director of the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford and a Lecturer in the Journalism Program at Stanford University.  See more information about the Lab: https://ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu/

Thrilled to welcome Thorsten Busch as our new faculty associate! 🚨  Thorsten is a Senior Lecturer at the ZHAW School of Management and Law and a Lecturer at the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland.  Find more information about Lab members here: https://ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu/

Please join us in welcoming @teachguz.bsky.social as our new faculty associate! 👏  Andrea is an associate professor of communication at Northern Illinois University. She has been fundamental in formalizing Human-Machine Communication research. See you info about Andrea: https://ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu/

A new commentary for our SI on AI hype in @digitaljournalism.bsky.social is out! ✨ Seth Lewis, Rodrigo Zamith, and Jon B. Bunquin argue that hype warrants closer attention, not just as a media trend, but as a window into deeper social and institutional dynamics. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We’re thrilled to welcome @natalihelberger.bsky.social to the @publictechmedialab.bsky.social as our new faculty associate! Natali is a Distinguished University Professor of Information Law and Digital Technology at the University of Amsterdam. Find more about her work: https://ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu/

A big, warm welcome to @aliaelkattan.com, our newest member at the @publictechmedialab.bsky.social! 🥳  Alia is a PhD candidate at @nyu.edu, where she researches how technology mediates how we learn and engage with politics, with a focus on AI technologies.  See more: https://ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu/

Say hello to @rodzam.bsky.social, the newest faculty associate at the @publictechmedialab.bsky.social!  Rodrigo is an Associate Professor at the U. of Massachusetts Amherst. His research interests lie at the intersection of journalism and technology. See more info: https://ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu/

We are thrilled to welcome Emily Blumberg, who is joining the @publictechmedialab.bsky.social as our new Lab Manager!  Emily is a senior at the @uwmadison.bsky.social, majoring in Journalism with a certificate in Criminal Justice.  Find more information about the Lab: https://ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu/

🗞️ My conversation with Luciano Jiménez on the impact of AI on fake news and elections was published today in La Seguna! Read the full interview in Spanish below ⤵️

We’re thrilled to welcome ‪@sinatk.bsky.social‬ to the Public Tech Media Lab! 👋 Sina is a doctoral candidate and research fellow in the Department of Media and Communication (IfKW) at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

We’re excited to announce that ‪@mikeananny.bsky.social‬ is joining the Public Tech Media Lab as a faculty associate! Mike studies how people build the digital news infrastructures, algorithmic systems, and AI that create public life. For more information, visit: ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu

Test, test, test... Is this thing on? We’re officially live! 🚀 Today, we’re launching the Public Tech Media Lab. The Lab operates at the intersection of journalism and public interest technologies. Join us and check out more information: ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu