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As we gear up for the 2020 election cycle, questions & fears surrounding social media have emerged. Politico reporter Nancy Scola recently stated "It's going to be a complete mess this election cycle," & Scott Shane of The New York Times posed that "It just seems like technology is outrunning old institutions like elections." In the wake of fake news, bots, & more, how will our upcoming presidential election be affected?
On January 21st, Betaworks Studios invites you to join Paul Rieckhoff, host of the Angry Americans podcast in conversation with Yael Eisenstat, a former CIA Officer tackling the intersection of ethics, tech & society.
Paul & Yael will discuss social media through the lens of the upcoming 2020 election, focusing on Facebook, Twitter, Google as well as current happenings in the world of technology & political advertising content. The conversation will be recorded for the Angry Americans podcast.
Host, Angry Americans
Author, Chasing Ghosts, How to Fight
Founder & President, Righteous Media
Founder, Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America
Paul is a nationally-recognized authority on politics, veterans affairs, leadership, war, the military, media, mental health, team-building & social entrepreneurship, who rose to prominence as the hard-hitting & respected Founder of Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the highly-regarded, non-partisan powerhouse advocacy organization for new generation of veterans. Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Bob McDonald called the group & Rieckhoff's leadership, vital to our nation's veterans-and to all Americans.
Rieckhoff is author of Chasing Ghosts & the forthcoming How to Fight, a frequent contributor to The Rachel Maddow Show, Morning Joe, CNN New Day, CNN.com, Defense One & a sought-after public speaker & leadership coach.
A gritty former high school football coach, Army Infantry Officer, & 9/11 First Responder-turned Washington insider, social entrepreneur, & media powerhouse, Rieckhoff is a working-class success story who never forgets where he comes from. Read more about Paul here.
Yal is a thought leader & strategist working with governments, tech companies, & investors focused on the intersection of ethics, tech, society, & policy. She has spent 18 years working around the globe as a CIA officer, a national security advisor to Vice President Biden, the Global Head of Elections Integrity Operations in Facebook's business integrity org, a diplomat, a corporate social responsibility strategist at ExxonMobil, & the head of a global risk firm. Currently, she is a Visiting Fellow at Cornell Tech's Digital Life Initiative, where she explores technology's effects on civil discourse & democracy.
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