Nima Akram, co-founder of NewsCord.org, discusses media bias and the role of AI in revealing it.
As a data nerd, I have been fascinated by the unchallenged headlines that have minimized the atrocities in Gaza, perpetuated by Western media. Newscord has clearly and simply used AI to aggregate coverage on a topic. At minimum you have a more comprehensive understanding of the news.
While the impetus started with Gaza, the applications may completely change how you understand news coverage about anything. This is truly an important tool in an era of misinformation, bias, disinformation, or erasure.
Consider this a consumer training!
Fun fact: Just as we sat down to record our chat, a 4.4 earthquake hit LA just a few miles from here. That’s the first minute of the podcast. Good times.
I hope you get some good information from our chat. Nima breaks down several current stories with Gaza, and we also delve into the world of the UK’s recent summer riots and how they were framed in media and politics. The UK press has always tripped me out; we all know about the tabloids, but there’s plenty of problematic BBC coverage we discuss.
Links for this week:
https://newscord.start.page/
https://www.instagram.com/newscord_org/ (Open on Chrome)
https://linktr.ee/unmutehumanity
Asaal Rad on X.com - the headline fixer
About the host:
Hazem Jamal is a first-generation Iraqi-American who worked in as a programming exec in American radio for many years.
Hazem founded Arabs in Media to offer an independent platform for new stories, information and entertainment missing in corporate media.
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