Content tagged "news"
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Posted by Sara Rafsky S.M., Comparative Media Studies, 2018
Topics: civics, democracy, journalism, Kentucky, local journalism, media, news, VirginiaThe Print that Binds: Local Journalism, Civic Life and the Public Sphere
Local journalism is critical as a tool for informing citizens so they can be civically engaged and hold the powerful accountable, as well as keeping communities together.
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Posted by Rachel Thompson S.M., Comparative Media Studies, 2019
Podcast, Kimberly Juanita Brown: “Imperial Arrangements: South African Apartheid and the Force of Photography”
Kimberly Juanita Brown focuses on US news media coverage of apartheid in the last year of its existence, and the images that anchored viewers’ interpretation of the event.
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Event: Thursday, May 10, 2018 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Imperial Arrangements: South African Apartheid and the Force of Photography
Kimberly Juanita Brown will focus on US news media coverage of apartheid in the last year of its existence, and the images that anchored viewers’ interpretation of the event.
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Posted by Christina Couch S.M., Science Writing, 2015
Video and podcast: Bunk and the History of Hoaxes with Kevin Young
Before fake news dominated headlines, Kevin Young was tracking down its roots.
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Event: Thursday, April 26, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Bunk and the History of Hoaxes with Kevin Young
Before fake news dominated headlines, Kevin Young was tracking down its roots.
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre and Vicky Zeamer
Podcast, Emily Rueb: “The City Talks: Storytelling at the New York Times’s Metro Desk”
Emily Rueb, a reporter for The New York Times, shares insights gained in bursting boundaries of traditional storytelling for The New York Times’s Metro desk — weaving video, audio, illustrations and text across multiple platforms.
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Event: Thursday, April 12, 2018 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
The City Talks: Storytelling at the New York Times’s Metro Desk
Emily Rueb, a reporter for The New York Times, will share insights gained in bursting boundaries of traditional storytelling for The New York Times’s Metro desk — weaving video, audio, illustrations and text across multiple platforms.
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Posted by Giorgia Guglielmi S.M., Science Writing, 2017
Topics: disease, fake news, Italy, misinformation, news, olives, Salento, XylellafastidiosaMedia of Mass Destruction: How Fake News Is Killing Italy’s Olive Trees
Criminal charges against scientists and public resistance due to inaccurate information may fuel the spread of an olive plant disease to the rest of Italy and eventually to the entire Mediterranean basin, with catastrophic economic consequences.
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Posted by Anika Gupta S.M., Comparative Media Studies, 2016
Topics: business, commenting, community management, industry, journalism, newsTowards a Better Inclusivity: Online Comments and Community at News Organizations
One of the key focus areas for news organizations as they move forward with engagement should be to develop policies and internal guidelines for how to handle some of the risks of engagement.
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Posted by Liam Andrew S.M., Comparative Media Studies, 2015
Topics: archives, data, journalism, news, technologyThe Missing Links: An Archaeology of Digital Journalism
The news institution of the digital era as a linked archive: equal parts news provider and information portal.
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre
Podcast: Philip Napoli, “Media Impact Assessment and Beyond”
Rutgers’ Philip Napoli looks at ongoing research that seeks to define and assess the field of media impact assessment.
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Event: Thursday, September 18, 2014 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Philip Napoli, “Media Impact Assessment and Beyond: Thoughts on the Treacherous Task of Quantifying Journalistic Performance”
This presentation by Rutgers’ Philip Napoli will focus on ongoing research that seeks to define and assess the field of media impact assessment.
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Posted by Kelley Kreitz
The International New York Times and the Future of News
Last week’s launch of the International New York Times—which brought an end to the International Herald Tribune brand—offers an opportunity to put today’s changing world of news in historical perspective.
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre
Video: Francis Steen, “The News as a Social Process for Improving Society”
Steen examines the global media coverage of the July 22, 2011, attack in Norway, demonstrating that the news is not primarily about reporting what happened but about constructing narratives, performing event surgery, and assigning responsibility.
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Event: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Convergence Journalism? Emerging Documentary and Multimedia Forms of News
How is new access to the power of the visual changing our journalism? What current projects are particularly significant?