Report on the MeDi Workshop “Considering Media Coverage of Sexual Violence”
2022.Sep.21
Media and Diversity Forum (MeDi), an industry-university cooperative research group based at the B'AI Global Forum, held an online workshop on the theme of “Considering Media Coverage of Sexual Violence” on May 8, 2022.
Report on the 11th B’AI Book Club
Ricardo Baeza-Yates “Bias on the Web” (2018)
2022.Sep.14
On March 31, 2022, the 11th meeting of the B'AI Book Club was held online. Atsuko Sano, a project researcher of the B’AI Global Forum, introduced the article “Bias on the Web” (2018)” by Ricardo Baeza-Yates, which was published in the journal of Communications of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery).
B’AI Global Forum Annual Report 2021
2022.Aug.10
The Annual Report 2021 of the B’AI Global Forum is now available.
Report on the 9th B’AI Book Club
Karen Lumsden, Emily Harmer, Online Othering: Exploring Digital Violence and Discrimination on the Web (2019)
2022.Aug.05
On March 22, 2022, the ninth meeting of the B'AI Book Club, a book review session by project members of the B'AI Global Forum, was held online. The anthology Online Othering: Exploring Digital Violence and Discrimination on the Web (2019) by Karen Lumsden and Emily Harmer, was introduced.
The 8th BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2021 Report on “Thinking about the Potential and Challenges of Data Journalism from the Perspective of the Frontline”
2022.Jul.13
On March 15, 2022, BAIRAL invited Mr. Kazuki Ogiwara from the SmartNews Media Research Institute. He talked about his efforts so far, basic knowledge on data journalism, and the situation regarding data utilization and journalism in Japan.
The 1st BAIRAL Research Meeting for 2022 Report on “How far Can VR Make People Empathize?: Its Limitations and How to Use It”
2022.Jul.08
On April 27, 2022, BAIRAL invited Mr. Yuji Hatada and Mr. Ryu Kudoh from the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies at the University of Tokyo. They introduced the educational materials for a diversity training program using virtual reality (VR), which they are involved in developing, and led a discussion with participants on the uses and limitations of VR technology and the impact of the empathy brought about by VR on people.
Report on a Visit to the Dialogue Diversity Museum “Dialogue Forest (Taiwa no Mori)”
2022.Jun.07
On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, the B'AI Global Forum visited the Dialogue Diversity Museum “Dialogue Forest (Taiwa no Mori),” known as the first museum in Japan where diversity can be entertained as a fun. This report introduces the experiences at “Dialogue in the Dark,” which allows visitors to experience a world in absolute darkness, and “Dialogue in Silence,” which allows visitors to experience a world in complete silence, the lecture by Mr. Shinsuke Shimura, Dialogue in the Dark Japan Founder, and the impressions of the students who participated in this field trip.
Report on the Trauma Reporting Study Group for 2021
2022.Jun.07
The Trauma Reporting Study Group held eight reading sessions in FY2021. The book that we’ve been reading is Trauma Reporting: A Journalist's Guide to Covering Sensitive Stories (Jo Healey, 2019), which provides detailed and concrete recommendations based on the experiences of veteran reporters in the UK and other countries and those who have been interviewed after they or their families have suffered traumatic events.
Report on the 8th B’AI Book Club
Kate Crawford, Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence (2021)
2022.May.26
The eighth meeting of the B’AI Book Club was held on February 22, 2022. Associate Professor Ai Hisano from the B’AI Global Forum reviewed Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence by Kate Crawford.