News

Q&A with Barbie Zelizer

Zelizer discussed the new Center for Media at Risk and the ever-threatening environment for journalists.

• Media Institutions

Paxton Wins Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence

She is open to change, mindful of student feedback, and considers her classroom a community of learners.

• Culture & Media

Professor Emeritus Elihu Katz to Receive Honorary Doctorate from Penn

Katz is a sociologist, media scholar, and founding father of the field of Communication.

Jamieson Wins Everett M. Rogers Award From USC Annenberg

The award recognizes Jamieson's pioneering work in fact-checking.

• Political Communication

New Book by Sandra González-Bailón: Decoding the Social World

The book examines how our digital footprints can help solve paradoxes that have long intrigued social thinkers.

• Technology & Society

Zelizer and Kraidy Published in Special ISIS-Focused Edition of Critical Studies in Media Communication

Zelizer considers Islamic State's journalistic style, and Kraidy explores Islamic State's use of images.

• Global Communication

Price Publishes New Edited Volume, Speech and Society in Turbulent Times

The book considers how societies address the relationship between expression, traditional and societal values, and new technologies.

• Global Communication
• Media Institutions

Centola Teaching Online Course on Dynamics of Social Behavior

Available on Coursera, the course features cutting-edge research.

• Technology & Society

Is Social Media Surveillance the Virtual Stop-and-Frisk?

A new study by Desmond Patton develops a theory of everyday racism in digital policing.

• Culture & Media
• Technology & Society

Jordan Joins Sesame Workshop Board of Trustees

Jordan is a leading scholar of children and media.

• Culture & Media