CCC and DemocracyNext hosted the First-Ever Tech-Enhanced Student Assembly

The MIT Center for Constructive Communication (CCC) and the non-profit DemocracyNext came together to design and implement the first tech-enhanced and student-focused ver…

Deb Roy’s Atlantic article proposes healthy social networks

In The Atlantic, CCC Director Deb Roy writes about the very real threat today’s social media platforms pose to our democracy, and presents a far less toxic alternative:…

CCC and DemocracyNext Announce Tech-Enhanced Pop-Up Lab to Advance Citizens’ Assemblies

In an era of technological transformation in which social media and generative AI are disrupting our processes of communication and democracy, the MIT Center for Construc…

Big Tech’s Effect on Democracy | Democracy360

The relationship between technology and democracy has become increasingly complex from the proliferation of social media to recent advances in AI. Kara Swisher moderates…

Who Owns the Truth?

When the Ars Electronica festival (September 6 – 10) took a deep dive into examining what “truth” means in today’s world, organizers invited broad participation…

MIT’s Center for Constructive Communication takes aim at the destructive nature of social media

The MIT Center for Constructive Communication (CCC) and the closely affiliated nonprofit Cortico today announced the launch of a broad-based effort that draws on experti…

Obama praises CCC’s “great work” in “making online conversations more civil and productive”

“We need to figure out how to give [ourselves] a chance to build up civic muscles,” said Barack Obama in his April 2022 speech on disinformation, mentioning the “grea…

GBH’s Raney Aronson-Rath Joins MIT Center for Constructive Communication

Raney Aronson-Rath, editor-in-chief and executive producer of FRONTLINE, the award-winning PBS investigative documentary series housed at GBH in Boston, has been named jo…

Aroostook County students using AI research to improve their education

Students in Aroostock County want to see a change in how classwork is given because they feel overwhelmed and that their voices aren’t being heard. Central Aroostook Ju…

CCC Newsletter, Issue 8 (Winter 2024)

RealTalk@MIT: Moving Toward a “Listening Campus,” Deb Roy article in The Atlantic, Three successful CCC course offerings during MIT IAP

CCC Newsletter, Issue 7 (Fall 2023)

CCC at Ars Electronica 2023, Josh Flax joins CCC, Five new graduate students, DemocracyNext collaboration, and more.

CCC Newsletter, Issue 6

On May 10, CCC hosted its first in-person event: Real Talk, Real Listening, and Trust in the Age of Social Media and Generative AI, New Initiative Announced, Cited on Cap…

CCC Newsletter, Issue 5

FRONTLINE’s Raney Aronson-Rath Joins CCC, Facilitated Conversations at Freeport High in Maine: Making a Difference, Deb Roy on ChatGPT

CCC Newsletter, Issue 4

Martha Minow and Ceasar McDowell on the Constitution, Built-in Inequities, and Where We Go From Here…, Offering Solutions: Local News as an Antidote to Toxic Social Med…

CCC Newsletter, Issue 3

A Message from Deb Roy, Director: Thoughts on Elon Musk and Twitter // For me, Elon Musk’s impending takeover of Twitter is a wake-up call. It’s a very real reminder…

CCC Newsletter, Issue 2

In coordination with MIT’s Values Statement Committee, CCC is launching RealTalk@MIT, a cross-campus pilot program that will solicit honest perspectives from staff, stude…

CCC Newsletter, Issue 1

Welcome to the first issue of the MIT Center for Constructive Communication’s newsletter!