In this session, presenting author Sheila Jasanoff, Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies at the Harvard Kennedy School, will discuss her recent paper, “Sovereigns and Subjects in the Digital Age.” Commentator Allison Stanger, Senior Fellow at the Allen Lab, will join Jasanoff.

​In the midst of decades of collapsing local news, there are some new trusted sources and messengers on the scene. Instead of a local newspaper, you might find out what’s happening from a hyperlocal creator on TikTok, an email newsletter about the school board, or a local digital space — an online group for your town or neighborhood on a social media platform. ​How are people finding local information and accumulating the knowledge they need about their towns and neighborhoods, and where do local media institutions fit in? ​Join a panel of practitioners and experts, including local leaders on the ground in their communities, as we take on the changing local information ecosystem — as well as the people, platforms, practices that can make the difference between news desert and thriving community.

Join for a day of hacking the web! Collaborate, create, and compete for two awards while bringing your ideas to life!