Claire Wardle is an expert on user-generated content and verification working to help improve the quality of information online.
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Claire Wardle is the executive director of First Draft, a nonprofit dedicated to educating journalists about reporting in an age of information disorder. Previously, she was a research fellow at the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School; the research director at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia Journalism School; the head of social media for the UN Refugee Agency; and director of news services for Storyful. Wardle holds a PhD in communication and an MA in political science from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Live from TED2019
In Case You Missed It: Highlights from day 3 of TED2019
April 18, 2019
Day 3 of TED2019 featured three sessions of talks, a live podcast taping -- and some world-changing ideas.
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Mindshift: Notes from Session 5 of TED2019
April 17, 2019
To kick off day 3 of TED2019, five speakers explored big shifts: challenging accepted wisdom on love, giving, leadership, truth — and illegal substances. The event: Talks from TED2019, Session 5: Mindshift, hosted by TED’s Chris Anderson and Corey Hajim When and where: Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 8:45am, at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, […]
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