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ACThe case forcomputationbin media and information literacyfreegoogleslidestemplates.comhDeborah Brennan & Harry Browne, Dublin Institute of Technology
Centre for Critical Media LiteracyStudents using socialmedia to enhancetransparency in localjournalismInsert Your Image HereInsert Your Image HereTransdisciplinaryresearch that bringscomputation expertise tomedia studiesfreegoogleslidestemplates.comAvoid bullet lists withengaging images and aprofessional layout.Insert Your Image Here2
LITERACYis not the same as understanding
A‘True literacy . goes beyonda system’s functional use tocomprehend its context andconsequences. It refuses tosee the application of anyone system as a cure-all,insisting upon theinterrelationships ofsystems ’CJames Bridle, New Dark Age(Verso 2018, p3)h4
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Not just ‘technology’, but computationComplexity templates.comTrust?7
Unintended consequencesNew York’s Compstatcrime data systemfreegoogleslidestemplates.com8
Dublin, Europe’s data centrefreegoogleslidestemplates.com9
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‘If I told you, I’d have to kill you.’freegoogleslidestemplates.com11
The evolution of systems and softwareThere is a misconception that there is a smooth and clear relationship fromintention through design to implementation. Computational literacy says otherwiseThe VisionEngineeringCapitalismUntrustworthyMost of us think weunderstand theintended purposes ofsystems we use.Software isdependent on inputs,assumptions – soprone to inaccuracy,manipulation.Imperatives ofrevenue may bepartially hidden in theprocess.Who bred thissystem? In whoseinterest? With whattests and controls?Where is it going?freegoogleslidestemplates.com12
AFrom GDPR to Chinesequantum satellites, fromBrexit to the evolution ofmanipulative AI and bots inthe time between the 2016and 2020 US elections,understanding computationwon’t ‘restore trust’ and ‘fixmedia’, but rather lead todeeper and better questionsabout these issues.Ch13
CA?Thank You!deborah.brennan@dit.ie, harry.browne@dit.iehfreegoogleslidestemplates.com
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