Meredith Broussard
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New York, NY, United States
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Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: When Algorithms Give Real Students Imaginary Grades (Meredith Broussard) (Guest Post by Meredith Broussard)
Meredith Broussard (@merbroussard) is a data journalism professor at New York University and the author of “Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World.” She is working on a book about race and technology.” This op-ed piece appeared in the New York Times on September 9, 2020. → Read More
When Algorithms Give Real Students Imaginary Grades
In-person final exams were canceled for thousands of students this spring, so computers stepped in — to disastrous effect. → Read More
The Next Frontier in Gender Rights Is Inside Databases
This is what happens when you try to superimpose human social values on a mathematical system. → Read More
Letting Go of Technochauvinism
In my talk for the Co-Opting AI series, I spoke about my book, Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World, which looks ... → Read More
Early Libertarian Dreams of a Free Internet Didn’t Work Out as Planned
Regulation feels inevitable. → Read More
Why a Mark Zuckerberg–Funded Education Program Is Flailing in Small-Town Kansas
Silicon Valley’s supposedly transformative education programs are already causing problems. → Read More
The Dirty Truth Coming for Self-Driving Cars
The future is being picked up by an autonomous taxi with a used condom on the floor. → Read More
How to Become A Numbers Person in Journalism
Numeracy, or numerical literacy, is at the heart of data journalism. And if you are the kind of person who wants to become more numerate in order to do data journalism (maybe you’re a designer? A student? An inquisitive citizen?), one way to start is by thinking about a horse. → Read More
Applying ‘Yes, And…’ Improv Rule to Open Data Projects at Collab/Space DC
“Yes, and...” is the closest thing improv comedy has to a cardinal rule. The rule goes like this: When the first performer says something, the next performer has to say “Yes, and...” instead of negating or dropping what the first performer said. → Read More
Big Data for Social Justice: Stackedup.org
For the third installment of her Educational Thought Leader series, Arcadia University education professor Kira J. Baker-Doyle and I had a conversation about a data journalism project that uses big data to uncover inequality in Philadelphia public schools. → Read More
Future-Proofing News Apps
Let’s say that you’re a historian in 2064 and you want to look at the New York Times for a view of how journalists represented celebr... → Read More
Assignment Remix: Tackling Data Requests in Classes
Remix is a new segment of education content on MediaShift, featuring interesting and innovative journalism assignments, courses and curricula. Writers will detail their ideas and work and, where possible, provide links and materials, so other educators can adapt them in their own programs. → Read More
The J-School Scrum: Bringing Agile Development Into the Classroom
Making an introvert and an extrovert collaborate can be like plugging an extension cord into itself. Journalism professors see this in the classroom all the time: When... → Read More