Register for this free event featuring Scot Nakagawa, a community organizer, activist, cultural worker, and political writer, and Loretta J. Ross, an award-winning, nationally recognized expert on racism and racial justice, women’s rights, and human rights, this panel discussion will explore the power of the media landscape, from partisan news reports to social media activity to the proliferation of algorithm-driven online environments.

The conversation will focus in particular on the ways this media landscape accelerates divisions, stifling meaningful dialogue and mutual understanding, as well as the opportunities and threats it poses to progressive social change. Among the key questions posed are: In what ways is the media landscape changing how we learn about our world and form beliefs? Is this landscape creating cultural shifts or simply amplifying existing narratives and power structures? How are people across the political divides changing because we create and consume media differently?