DiscoverConvergenceThanks for Listening Ep7: Echo Chamber or Space for Learning? Navigating Divides on Social Media
Thanks for Listening Ep7: Echo Chamber or Space for Learning? Navigating Divides on Social Media

Thanks for Listening Ep7: Echo Chamber or Space for Learning? Navigating Divides on Social Media

Update: 2020-04-23
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Welcome to the seventh episode of our podcast, Thanks for Listening!

This episode explores the challenges inherent in online political engagement. While some of us may have had positive experiences connecting with others around political issues online, we also have seen online spaces become unhelpful, potentially harmful echo chambers for what we already believe, rather than sites for learning from those who see the world differently. With more social interaction moving into the virtual world as we weather Covid-19, these challenges are even more urgent. What role does social media play in perpetuating or even amplifying divides? Is there hope for a richer, healthier form of online political dialogue?

Our guest on this episode is an expert in the field of digital media and learning. Professor Andres Lombana-Bermudez explains some of the technological and sociological factors that amplify polarization on social media, and also shares an example of a social media platform that it is proving that online communities actually can work together to foster constructive dialogue and engagement.
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Thanks for Listening Ep7: Echo Chamber or Space for Learning? Navigating Divides on Social Media

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