Education
Ph.D. Leiden University – Netherlands, 2022
M.A. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, 2016
B.A. University of Chile, 2014
Areas of Research
Ethics and governance of AI, media ethics, public interest technologies, open source investigations
Research Impact
Tomás Dodds is the Director of the Public Tech Media Lab and an Assistant Professor in Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an Affiliated Faculty at the UW Center for Journalism Ethics, and a Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein-Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. He was also a Research Fellow at the AI, Media & Democracy Lab and the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) at the University of Amsterdam.
Dodds’ research examines the evolving relationship between journalism and technology, with a focus on how journalists and media organizations can develop open-source tools and artificial intelligence systems that serve the public interest.
Recent Publications
2025. “The AI Turn in Journalism: Disruption, Adaptation, and Democratic Futures.” Journalism.
2025. “Knowledge Silos as a Barrier to Responsible AI Practices in Journalism? Exploratory Evidence from Four Dutch News Organizations.” Journalism Studies.
2024. “‘It became no man’s land’: Journalists’ perceptions of digital violence and institutional responsibilities.” Journalism Practice.
2024. “The ethics of open source investigations: Navigating privacy challenges in a gray zone information landscape.” Journalism.
2024. “Bound by exile: Exploring kinship dynamics among diaspora journalists.” Journalism Studies.
Courses
J676: Innovations in Journalism