Abstract This short paper introduces a three-stage pedagogy for engaging with algorithmically curated digital news media. The model is based on the work of W. James Potter and his cognitive theory of media literacy. The paper argues that algorithms amplify media effects through curation and repetition. A brief survey of the technical make up of news recommendation … [Read more...] about Algorithmic Deconstruction to Give Back Control to Readers and Consumers of Media
Author Profile: Robert Clapperton
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Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University)Robert Clapperton was an Assistant Professor in the School of Professional Communications at Ryerson University. Robert earned his PhD in English Language and Literature with a Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Science at the University of Waterloo. He specializes in computational linguistics, rhetoric, critical discourse analysis with an emphasis on the critical study of artificial intelligence and natural language understanding in several fields including education, politics, commercial, and social enterprise.