Storytelling
Snack Culture and Virality
Ainhoa Marzol
The short and fragmented formats that succeed on social media make decontextualisation one of the cornerstones of today’s digital culture.
Storytelling
Wolf, Wolf! Alarm Over Disinformation and The Liar’s Dividend
João França
A reflection on the consequences of losing our trust in everything we read and watch in the media.
Storytelling
Designing between truth and fiction
Oriol Arnedo Casas
In the throes of the post-truth era, a new generation of designers have started to use fiction in their creative work as a means for speculating about the nature of the reality that surrounds us.
Technology
Social networks: editing or censorship?
Jorge Carrión
The change in behaviour of big media platforms sparks reflection on the ethical regulation of information.
Storytelling
Iconographies of the Pandemic
Ivan Pintor Iranzo
We review the visual symptoms of the pandemic, its representation by individuals, politicians, media and the entertainment sector, and the dilemma posed by combining these with the personalised tracking of the population.
Commons
Women and Data: Counting Gender Inequalities
Tània Verge Mestre
Within the feminist movement various initiatives are in place to collect data, both quantitative and qualitative, to document gender inequalities and make them count.
Commons
Presenting evidence in public
Franc Camps-Febrer
We look at the cases of Bellingcat and Forensic Architectures, two approaches to digital culture that attempt to rescue critical thinking through the use of open-source tools from the attention economy.
Technology
The End of Trust?
Ferran Esteve
After decades of recognition and social prestige, the companies of the digital economy are starting to receive criticisms that are questioning their reputation.
Storytelling
Technology
Towards a New News Ethic
Àlex Hinojo
The phenomenon of fake news and algorithms is forcing us to reconsider the difference between source and channel and the need for a global news ethic.
Storytelling
Data for the Collective Historical Memory
Concha Catalán
Presentation of the Innovation and Human Rights (IHR) centralised database of the victims of the Spanish Civil War and the Franco regime.
Technology
Fake News: Sharing is Caring
Sandra Álvaro
Algorithmic filter bubbles on the Internet limit the diversity of viewpoints we see and make it easier to spread fabricated information.
Storytelling
Data and the Humanitarian Crisis
Concha Catalán
Data and journalism help to provide context and information on the harsh situation of refugees.