Global Voices at 10: Food for Thought
I spent last week in Cebu, the second largest city in The Philippines, with three hundred journalists, activists and media scholars from more than sixty… Read More »Global Voices at 10: Food for Thought
Global Voices Summit: Online Crisis Reporting
Many of the panels at the Global Voices summit offer a global perspective on difficult reporting challenges. “When the Stakes Are High and the Story… Read More »Global Voices Summit: Online Crisis Reporting
Howard French on the media’s coverage of Boko Haram massacres
Foreign correspondent, journalism professor and author Howard French recently weighed in on the debate about media coverage of Charlie Hebdo and the massacres in Baga… Read More »Howard French on the media’s coverage of Boko Haram massacres
Honor every death: Paying attention to terror in Baga, Nigeria as well as Paris
This has been an ugly week. On Wednesday, two Islamic extremists assassinated 12 people in the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. The next day,… Read More »Honor every death: Paying attention to terror in Baga, Nigeria as well as Paris
Three selfies, and two appreciations of fellow travellers
I took the fall semester off from teaching, which is a good thing, as I’ve been traveling far more than is healthy, mostly to give… Read More »Three selfies, and two appreciations of fellow travellers
Sasha Costanza Chock on Immigrant Rights and Transmedia Organizing
Today’s Comparative Media Studies colloquium features one of our own, Assistant Professor of Civic Media, Sasha Costanza-Chock. His new book, “Out of the Shadows, Into… Read More »Sasha Costanza Chock on Immigrant Rights and Transmedia Organizing