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The series, Social Media & Democracy, is co-sponsored by the and the . It will comprise three panel discussions held over the course of the fall semester. Follow the discussion on Twitter using the hashtag #SUSocialDemocracy.

Tuesday, Sept. 25: Activism in the Digital Age

Moderator:

• , assistant professor of public relations in the Newhouse School

Panelists:

• , associate professor of communication studies at Widener University
• , assistant professor of religion in SU’s College of Arts and Sciences
• , professor of strategic, legal and management communications at Howard University

Tuesday, Oct. 16: Fake News, Language Analysis and Online Influence

Moderator:

• , associate professor in the iSchool

Panelists:

• , director, Information Warfare Working Group, Stanford University
• , professor of computer science and information science at Cornell University
• , professor of information and media studies at the University of Western Ontario

Wednesday, Nov. 14: How Social Media Impacted the November Midterms

Moderator:

• , assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School

Panelists:

• , assistant professor of communication and media studies at Fordham University
• , professor of communications studies at SUNY Oswego
• , senior research fellow in the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University

All events will be held at 6 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3.

For more information, contact Luttrell at rmluttre@syr.edu, Xiao at lxiao04@syr.edu or Jon Glass at jnglass@syr.edu.