First Amendment Podcast Archives

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They Smile in Your Face: How the Internet is Unmasking Hidden Racism Rob Eschmann has been a Boston University School of Social Work faculty member since 2017.'>

‘They Smile in Your Face: How the Internet is Unmasking Hidden Racism’ with Robert Eschmann (Ep. 222)

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They Smile in Your Face: How the Internet is Unmasking Hidden Racism

Rob Eschmann has been a Boston University School of Social Work faculty member since 2017.

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The Common Law History of Section 230 with Brent Skorup (Ep. 208)

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The Common Law History of Section 230 with Brent Skorup (Ep. 208)

Brent Skorup (@bskorup) is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. His research areas include transportation technology, telecommunications, aviation, and wireless policy.

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Should Americans Trust News on Social Media? with Elisa Shearer (Ep. 207)

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Should Americans Trust News on Social Media? with Elisa Shearer (Ep. 207)

Elisa Shearer (@elisashearer) is a Research Associate at the Pew Research Center.

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Harold Feld: How to Regulate Digital Platforms (Ep. 185)

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How to Regulate Digital Platforms (Ep. 185)

Harold Feld is Public Knowledge’s Senior Vice President.

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Jevan Hutson: How Racism in Online Dating Affects Economic Opportunities (Ep. 176)

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How Racism in Online Dating Affects Socioeconomic Outcomes (Ep. 176)

Jevan Hutson (@jevanhutson) is a Gregoire Fellow at the University of Washington School of Law, where he researches technology policy, social computing, surveillance and privacy, and data ethics, and is an editor for the Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts.

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Naeemah Clark (@NaeemahC)  is an Associate Professor of Communications at Elon University. She has edited the book, "African Americans in the History of U.S. Media," co-authored a textbook, "Diversity in U.S. Mass Media," published work in Journalism History, American Behavioral Scientist and has presented numerous papers at various conferences.  '>

Naeemah Clark: How to Define ‘Viewpoint Diversity’ in a Polarized America (Ep. 155)

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Naeemah Clark: How to Define ‘Viewpoint Diversity’ in a Polarized America (Ep. 155)

Naeemah Clark (@NaeemahC)  is an Associate Professor of Communications at Elon University. She has edited the book, “African Americans in the History of U.S. Media,” co-authored a textbook, “Diversity in U.S. Mass Media,” published work in Journalism History, American Behavioral Scientist and has presented numerous papers at various conferences. 

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Rebekah Tromble: How to Combat Misinformation (Ep. 154)

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How to Combat Misinformation (Ep. 154)

Rebekah Tromble (@RebekahKTromble) is an assistant professor in the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University in the Netherlands, where she teaches and conducts research on media and politics, digital research methods and ethics, and computational social science.

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