Bias
By Robin Hauser
2018 | 85 min | Documentary
The toxic effects of prejudice are well known: sexual harassment, racial profiling, the pay gap. Yet few are prepared to admit it.
Angèle Christin
ActorAngèle Christin is primarily known as a sociologist and scholar, not an actor or director. She is an Assistant Professor of Communication at Stanford University and her research focuses on digital technologies, media, and the sociology of work. Christin's work often explores how algorithms and data-driven decision-making impact various fields, including journalism and news production. She is the author of "Metrics at Work: Journalism and the Contested Meaning of Algorithms," which delves into the complexities of using metrics in newsrooms. Christin's contributions are more in the academic arena, and she does not have a career in acting or directing films.
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