@KateNarrative

Social justice storytelling, data storytelling, & storytelling as information research. Leads Data Storytelling Toolkit for Librarians project. Prof @iSchoolUI

 Urbana, Illinois
katemcdowell.com
Joined January 2012
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Kate McDowell (she/her) retweeted
iSchool at Illinois@iSchoolUI13 Sep 2024
This fall, #iSchoolUI Associate Professor @KateNarrative will present three keynotes, in which she will discuss how data storytelling can be used to strengthen institutions and promote data literacy. ▶️ bit.ly/4gmdh1f
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Kate McDowell (she/her) retweeted
IMLS
@US_IMLS19 Aug 2024
🌟#IMLSinYourLibrary🌟 @iSchoolUI partnered w/ community colleges & public #libraries on a Data Storytelling Toolkit for Libraries, providing examples, strategies, visualizations, & 🆓 resources! Apply for an #LB21 #IMLSgrant by 9/20! imls.gov/grants/available/la…
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Kate McDowell (she/her) retweeted
iSchool at Illinois@iSchoolUI20 Jun 2023
Join us at the 2023 ALA Annual Conference, where several #iSchoolUI faculty & students will present their research! Find out more details about our participation, including our booth number & the Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award reception, here: bit.ly/3JpGfyl
Text: Join us at the 2023 ALA Annual Conference. Photos of Emily Knox, Kate McDowell, Matthew Turk, Zachary Steir, Karen Wickett, Lisa J. Hinchliffe. ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition. June 22-27, 2023. Chicago. American Library Association. ALAANNUAL.ORG

ALT Text: Join us at the 2023 ALA Annual Conference. Photos of Emily Knox, Kate McDowell, Matthew Turk, Zachary Steir, Karen Wickett, Lisa J. Hinchliffe. ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition. June 22-27, 2023. Chicago. American Library Association. ALAANNUAL.ORG

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Kate McDowell (she/her) retweeted
iSchool at Illinois@iSchoolUI15 Jun 2023
Please join us in celebrating the defenders of the New College of Florida for their support of academic freedom at the Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award Reception. The reception will be held on Saturday, June 24. Event information: bit.ly/3p9m1lK
Text: You are invited to attend the Downs Intellectual Freedom Award Reception. New College of Florida faculty, librarians, student reporters of The Catalyst, and the Defend New College and Save New College student and alumni organizations have collectively been named the 2022 recipient of the Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award. Hyatt Regency McCormick DuSable AB Room Chicago, Illinois, June 24, 2023, 4:00-5:30 PM. The award is given annually by the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and cosponsored by the global academic publisher Sage. Design: Beige background with a sketch of the Willis Tower on the left. A white border frames the text.

ALT Text: You are invited to attend the Downs Intellectual Freedom Award Reception. New College of Florida faculty, librarians, student reporters of The Catalyst, and the Defend New College and Save New College student and alumni organizations have collectively been named the 2022 recipient of the Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award. Hyatt Regency McCormick DuSable AB Room Chicago, Illinois, June 24, 2023, 4:00-5:30 PM. The award is given annually by the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and cosponsored by the global academic publisher Sage. Design: Beige background with a sketch of the Willis Tower on the left. A white border frames the text.

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Kate McDowell (she/her) retweeted
iSchool at Illinois@iSchoolUI17 Apr 2023
We share our experiences through storytelling, but identifying misleading stories is crucial. #iSchoolUI Assoc. Prof. @KateNarrative explains how understanding where a story goes wrong in misinformation storytelling can point the way to where to intervene. bit.ly/41vMyqP
iSchool Research: New Publication.

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Kate McDowell (she/her) retweeted
iSchool at Illinois@iSchoolUI10 Apr 2023
#iSchoolUI researchers @DrIanBrooks and @KateNarrative are working with the @pahowho on the Anti-Infodemic Virtual Center for the Americas, an international effort to combat health infodemics such as that which arose following COVID-19. bit.ly/43j7bs0
Photo of iSchool Research Scientist Ian Brooks (left) and Associate Professor Kate McDowell (right).

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Kate McDowell (she/her) retweeted
iSchool at Illinois@iSchoolUI17 Mar 2023
#iSchoolUI Associate Professor @KateNarrative will present the closing keynote of the Measures of Success Educator Impact Series at @WesternMichU on March 21. bit.ly/3FszLwz
Photo of Associate Professor Kate McDowell in front of a brown backdrop.

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Kate McDowell (she/her) retweeted
The Associated Press
@AP29 Jan 2023
"I don't want to be in a place that tries to erase my existence." Some students at New College of Florida, known for its progressive policies and support for diversity, say they are threatened by conservative changes that Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed. apnews.com/article/ron-desan…

Trustees picked by DeSantis may change progressive college

“Your education. Your way. Be original. Be you.” That’s how New College of Florida describes its approach to higher education in an admission brochure.

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Kate McDowell (she/her) retweeted
New York Times Opinion
@nytopinion10 Jan 2023
“New College of Florida has a reputation for being the most progressive public college in the state,” writes @michelleinbklyn. “Naturally, Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to demolish it, at least as it currently exists.” nyti.ms/3k2YrnL
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Kate McDowell (she/her) retweeted
ben grosser@bengrosser23 Dec 2022
Just uploaded Twitter Demetricator 1.5.5, which hides view counts. Already available via Firefox, awaiting review at the Chrome web store. Grab either version from bengrosser.com/projects/twit…
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Kate McDowell (she/her) retweeted
U of I News Bureau@NewsAtIllinois4 Nov 2022
According to one @iSchoolUI professor, social justice storytelling can help librarians advocate for the needs of underserved patrons. “We want our students to recognize injustices when they are happening so they can advocate for student well-being.” ▶ bit.ly/3FNhefK
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Kate McDowell (she/her) retweeted
iSchool at Illinois@iSchoolUI30 Aug 2022
A new @US_IMLS funded project led by #iSchoolUI Associate Professor Kate McDowell and Assistant Professor Matthew Turk will help libraries tell data stories that connect with their audiences. bit.ly/3R4As3c
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Kate McDowell (she/her) retweeted
iSchool at Illinois@iSchoolUI2 Dec 2021
Several #iSchoolUI researchers (@DrIanBrooks, @KateNarrative, @jschneider, Jessie Chin & Dong Wang) participated in the recent Misinformation Research Symposium hosted by @CSBS_Illinois. Watch the video clips here: bit.ly/3Dfg9YZ
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Kate McDowell (she/her) retweeted
Stop Fake
@StopFakingNews21 Feb 2018
You think you can master that? Great project by @wijzijnDROG & @Cambridge_Uni teaches how fake news work getbadnews.com/#intro
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Kate McDowell (she/her) retweeted
ben grosser@bengrosser25 Oct 2021
In 2019 NPR’s All Things Considered cut me from a planned interview when I cautioned Instagram’s new like hiding announcement might be a PR stunt. They didn’t want my balanced take. Today’s Facebook docs confirm I was right and that so many in the media were *played*
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Kate McDowell (she/her) retweeted
iSchool at Illinois@iSchoolUI16 Aug 2021
In this interesting read from The Guardian, #iSchoolUI Affiliate Associate Professor @bengrosser discusses how he is subverting the manipulative practices of social media through his work.
ben grosser@bengrosser15 Aug 2021
The @guardian on my work & upcoming exhibition @arebyte. Many choice quotes by @TimAdamsWrites, incl: “The Zuckerberg films are exhibit A in a series of projects that have made Grosser perhaps the most usefully hands-on of all critics of social media.” theguardian.com/media/2021/a…

How artist Ben Grosser is cutting Mark Zuckerberg down to size

The artist and social media critic on his work subverting the manipulative practices of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

theguardian.com
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Kate McDowell (she/her) retweeted
CodingRights@CodingRights4 May 2021
[NEW!] Why is #ArtificialIntelligence a feminist issue?👉🏾 notmy.ai/ An ongoing and work-in-progress feminist toolkit to help us question A.I systems being deployed by the public sector. A hard work lead by @joana_varon and @pazpena with support from @APC_News #FIRN
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Kate McDowell (she/her) retweeted
Fight for the Future@fightfortheftr8 Apr 2021
Spotify wants to use voice recognition surveillance to literally spy on your conversations and infer things like "gender, emotional state, and accent" when recommending music and ads. Sign the petition to stop this dystopian nightmare StopSpotifySurveillance.org

Tell Spotify to drop its plan to spy on your conversations to target music and ads.

Are you listening to Spotify, or is it listening to you? Say no emotional surveillance for profit!

stopspotifysurveillance.org
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Kate McDowell (she/her) retweeted
Elizabeth Hargrave@elizhargrave4 Mar 2021
"Trail-blazers did all kinds of things that are unimaginable to us, because the fires burned down to coals, which became walking paths that we are walking on, and that were being walked on well before some of us even started walking." - @KateNarrative 🔥 #WomensHistoryMonth
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Emmanuel Acho
@EmmanuelAcho2 Jun 2020
Dear white people, For days you’ve asked me what you can do to help. I’ve finally found an answer. Let your guard down and listen.

Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man Pt:1

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