Interview of Craig Newmark by Mario Calabresi. On 01 March 2017 Craig Newmark posted a statement entitled Why putting an end to fake news is good for democracy in which he said that the Craig Newma...

In an era of alternative facts, the truth about Islam has fallen by the wayside. With Islam one of the most controversial and misunderstood issues of our time, the task of telling the truth from the ...

Google’s Vice President of News Richard Gingras will be joined by Davide Casati of Corriere della Sera for a candid conversation on the role of digital companies in the evolution of news publishing....

Big data, when combined with certain algorithms, can be lethal. It makes citizens naked to states and corporations, prone to manipulation and abuse. Is it possible to resist their tyranny and expand f...

In this session two open web innovators and thinkers will discuss the potential for news flows outside the silos, and how that can work to make the news industry and independent bloggers more free and...

Are automation, robotics engineering and artificial intelligence a threat to workers' rights? Or do these developments show that a post-capitalist and post-work society is on the horizon, one in whi...

What separates inspiration and success? How long does it take to bring an idea to fruition? And to make sure the idea is a good one? Four talks by photographers, writers, designers, scientists, from...

The incredible and terrifying story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, arrested in 2001 in his home country Mauritania and from there taken to the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. A nightmare of denie...

The crisis of confidence in institutions and mainstream media represents a danger to democratic life. A democratic society needs space - whether physical or digital – where discussion and debate ack...

On how post truth has taken the place of reality in Turkish politics, starting some 15 years ago. Who was the main architect of this process? What role has the media had in this sea-change? Why did ...