avram anderson, Collection Management Librarian
Research Interests
- Censorship and Freedom of Expression
- Algorithmic Accountability and Media Transparency
- Digital Gatekeeping and Platform Power
- Impact of Emerging Technologies on Marginalized Communities
- Critical Media Literacy
Education
- Master of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University
- Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Metropolitan State University
Projects
Algorithmic Literacy For Journalists (ALFJ) is a public-facing initiative that equips journalists with tools to critically understand algorithmic systems, their risks, and their impact on public discourse and media visibility.
Publications
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Forthcoming
📄 Ridley, M., & anderson, a. (forthcoming). Censorship, Artificial Intelligence, and AI Literacy: Responding to New Challenges in an Enduring Agenda for Libraries and Librarianship. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12680/vt150v23s
2025
- 📄 Geracoulis, M., & anderson, a. (2025). Meta Shifts Right: Big Tech, Project 2025, and the Assault on DEI. Dispatches from Project Censored: On Media and Politics. https://tinyurl.com/yeymakj3
- 📄 Roth, A., & anderson, a. (2025). Resources to support newsrooms’ responsible use of and reporting on algorithms. Reynolds Journalism Institute. https://tinyurl.com/csfuh5rb
2024
- 📄 Roth, A., & anderson, a. (2024). Recognizing and responding to shadow bans. Reynolds Journalism Institute. https://tinyurl.com/yc63kvsu
- 📄 Roth, A., & anderson, a. (2024). How to Conduct a DIY Algorithm Audit. Reynolds Journalism Institute. https://tinyurl.com/57jev45z
Andersen, R., Higdon, N., & Macek, S. (2024). Censorship, Digital Media, and the Global Crackdown on Freedom of Expression. Peter Lang AG.
- 📄 Anderson, A., & Voitl, S. (2024). Blueprint for Regression: Project 2025 Targets Vulnerable Communities... Dispatches from Project Censored: On Media and Politics. https://tinyurl.com/bdeta6et
2023
- 📄 Voitl, S., & Anderson, A. (2023). EARN IT Still Ignores Privacy, Censorship Concerns. Dispatches from Project Censored: On Media and Politics. https://tinyurl.com/4hmwuntf
- 📄 Roth, A., Anderson, A., & Huff, M. (2023). Beyond Prior Restraint: Censorship by Proxy and the New Digital Gatekeeping. Dispatches From Project Censored: On Media and Politics. https://tinyurl.com/3ransd8f
2022
Baham III, N., Boyington, B., Butler, A., Higdon, N., Horgan, K., Huff, M., Robinson, R., Roth, A., Anderson, A., & Soto, M. (2022). The Media and Me: A Guide to Critical Media Literacy for Young People. New York, NY: Seven Stories Press.
2021
Bautista, A., Manning, C., & Anderson, A. (Eds.). (2021). A Call for Change: Minnesota Environmental Justice Heroes in Action. DeWitt Wallace Library, Macalester College.
Anderson, A., & Roth, A.L. (2021). Corporate Media Biases Threaten the Passage of Landmark LGBTQ Protections. Truthout.
2020
Anderson, A., & Roth, A. L. (2020). Queer erasure. Index on Censorship, 49(1), 75–77.
2019
Anderson, A., & Roth, A. (2019). Stonewalled: Establishment media’s silence on the Trump administration’s crusade against LGBTQ people. In M. Huff & A. Roth (Eds.), Censored 2020: Through the Looking Glass (pp. 185–219). New York, NY: Seven Stories Press.
2015
- 📄 Hagar, C., & Anderson, A. (2015). Public Library Partnerships with Local Agencies to Meet Community Disaster Preparedness and Response Needs. ISCRAM 2015 Conference Proceedings – 12th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management. Kristiansand, Norway: University of Agder (UiA). https://tinyurl.com/2r7jffx6