computation + reporting
computation + publishing
Save the Date: C+J 2019 — Miami, FL, Feb 1-2
The next Computation+Journalism Symposium will be held at the University of Miami, Florida, Friday February 1 and Saturday February 2, 2019. See you there!
Videos of #CJ2017
Watch full videos of the symposium sessions or view entire Youtube Playlist:
Coverage of #CJ2017
- How Computer Scientists and Journalists Can Win the Fight Against Fake News -
- For Washington Post's innovation sage, the future is coming along nicely -
- Day 1 Photos -
About the Symposium
Friday, October 13 – Saturday, October 14, 2017
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
The Computation+Journalism Symposium brings together journalists and technologists, academics and practitioners alike, to share research and explore the ways that computation is transforming all the key functions of journalism: reporting, analysis, verification, storytelling, publishing, distribution, and audience engagement.
The symposium should be of interest to scholars and practitioners from many disciplines because journalists increasingly use tools and approaches from the academy — for instance, statistics, network analysis, natural language processing, and data visualization — while scholars increasingly grasp the fundamental importance of key technical challenges posed by journalism as an application area, as well as the social implications of this new area.
This Year's Topics
A major focus on “fake news”
This year’s conference will include a major focus on “fake news,” misinformation and fact-checking, given the attention these topics have gotten in the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Other themes may include:
computation + sensemaking
computation + distribution
including social media
computation + storytelling
computation + audience engagement
Keynote Speakers
Hear from keynote speakers uniquely situated to provide insights into the intersection of journalism and technology from the perspective of a technologist, an academic and a journalist.
Shailesh Prakash
Chief product and technology officer at The Washington Post, where he has led the technological transformation of the media company since its acquisition by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos
Shawn McIntosh
Deputy managing editor for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, where she oversees investigative journalism and data projects such as the award-winning "Doctors & Sex Abuse" investigation
Filippo Menczer
Professor of informatics and computer science at Indiana University, where he leads a research group focused on digital misinformation that has developed technologies such as Botometer and Hoaxy
Sessions and Receptions
Committees
Program Committee
- Maneesh Agarwala, Stanford University
- Emily Bell, Columbia University
- Larry Birnbaum, Northwestern University (co-chair)
- Meredith Broussard, New York University
- Sarah Cohen, The New York Times
- Nicholas Diakopoulos, Northwestern University
- Irfan Essa, Georgia Institute of Technology
- James Hamilton, Stanford University
- Mark Hansen, Columbia University
- Bahareh Heravi, National University of Ireland - Galway
- Jessica Hullman, University of Washington
- Rich Gordon, Northwestern University (co-chair)
- Cheryl Phillips, Stanford University
Host Committee
- Pablo J. Boczkowski, School of Communication, Northwestern University
- Nick Diakopolous, School of Communication, Northwestern University
- Steven Franconeri, Department of Psychology, Northwestern University
- Liz Gerber, Segal Design Institute, Northwestern University
- Rayid Ghani, Center for Data Science and Public Policy, University of Chicago
- Kristian Hammond, Depatment of Computer Science, Northwestern University
- Rachel Davis Mersey, Medill School, Northwestern University
- Sara Owsley Sood, Department of Computer Science, Northwestern University
- Brian Uzzi, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
- Zach Wise, Medill School, Northwestern University
- Emily Withrow, Medill School, Northwestern University
- Noshir Contractor, School of Communication, Northwestern University
Sponsors
Thanks to our generous sponsors, who share our enthusiasm and help make this symposium and community thrive.
Learn more about previous C+J conferences:
2016 (Stanford University) / 2015 (Columbia University) / 2014 (Columbia University) / 2013 (Georgia Tech) / 2008 (Georgia Tech)