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Inaugural symposium convenes award-winning journalists, top scholars<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A collection of award-winning journalists and renowned tech and media scholars will discuss solutions to protect and improve the integrity of modern journalism during a new event at the University of Mississippi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0Jordan Center for Journalism Advocacy and Innovation<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0will host\u00a0“Addressing the Impact of Social Media and AI on Democracy”<\/a>\u00a0on April 1-2, 2025, at The Inn at Ole Miss<\/strong>. The interactive symposium will examine how media and technology are reshaping the nation, sometimes creating barriers to reliable information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the center’s first-ever symposium will also focus on charting a path forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are now seeing news based on algorithms, not editors,” said Jamie Barnett<\/strong>, interim director of the Jordan Center and adjunct professor in the\u00a0Center for Intelligence and Security Studies<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We’re now having more citizen reporters and when something goes viral, that’s what people see as opposed to trained journalists actually trying to sort out the truth. We want to bring that to light and maybe have a new standard of journalism that we’d like to promote.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This symposium is designed for civic leaders, journalists, policymakers, students, educators, and concerned citizens interested in the changing landscapes of technology, media literacy, and news reporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event will include journalists and speakers who have studied topics such as how technology is affecting society’s media literacy skills, tech policy and privacy, Barnett said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richard Liu<\/strong><\/a>, an NBC and MSNBC news anchor since 2010, is the event’s keynote speaker. The award-winning journalist and entrepreneur has spent more than 30 years in media, technology and business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The speaker roster also includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n