APM Reports: Under a Watchful Eye

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April 14, 2020
Stephen Smith - Host, Joe Schaefer - Interviewee, Michael Curran - Interviewee, Joshua Reaves - Interviewee, Ada Wood - Interviewee, Kyle Jones - Interviewee, Angela Davis - Host, Ed Venit - Interviewee, Sasha Aslanian - Producer, Catherine Winter - Editor, Jill Barshay - Producer, Bill Gates - Speaker, Alex Baumhardt - Associate Producer, Keenan Robinson - Interviewee, Unknown - Speaker, Avery Vining - Interviewee, Iain Atkinson - Speaker, Brian Mikesell - Speaker, Iris Palmer - Interviewee, Mark Milliron - Interviewee, Barack Obama - Speaker, Valerie Miller - Interviewee, Steven John - Host, Michael Stewart - Interviewee, David Kowalski - Interviewee, Tim Renick - Interviewee and Speaker, Celeste Schwartz - Interviewee, Monica D'Antonio - Interviewee
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MPR News Presents airs “Under a Watchful Eye,” an APM Reports & The Hechinger Report documentary that looks at colleges using big data to track students in an effort to boost graduation rates, but it comes at a cost.

At Georgia State in Atlanta, more students are graduating, and the school credits its use of predictive analytics. But critics worry that the algorithms may be invading students' privacy and reinforcing racial inequities.

[NOTE: Audio includes an opening news segment. Documentary starts at 6:51 mark]

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2020 National Headliner Award, first place in Broadcast Radio Networks and Syndicators - Documentary or Public Affairs category

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