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News 19 Dec 2019

Philadelphia's Media Ecosystem is Broken. Can We Fix It?

The MIC Center and its collaborators have received a $2.6 million grant to try.

Media Institutions

Research 25 Nov 2019

Democracy Without Journalism? Q&A with Victor Pickard

Pickard argues that the journalism crisis and the spread of misinformation are rooted in our profit-driven media system.

Media Institutions

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Research 5 Sep 2019

Improving Journalists’ Access to Public Information Records

Researchers consider how local and state level bureaucracies have impacted the functioning of contemporary Philadelphia newsrooms.

Media Institutions

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Graduate Student News 9 May 2019

Jamieson’s Doctoral Students Meet Power Players in Washington, D.C.

The course focuses on the role of rhetoric in politics, elections, and government.

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Call for Submissions 4 Mar 2019

Call for Papers: Symposium on Social Media, Algorithms, and Journalism Innovations

Submissions should examine aspects of social media and algorithms in connection to information production and flow.Submissions should examine aspects of social media and algorithms in connection to information production and flow.

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News 31 Jan 2019

Media, Inequality and Change Center Receives Lenfest Institute Grant

The grant will allow MIC to facilitate dialogue between Philadelphia’s leading journalists and public advocates.

Media Institutions

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Faculty News 8 Jan 2019

Price and Ristovska Edit Volume Visual Imagery and Human Rights Practice

The book examines the role images play in human rights claims.

Media Institutions

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News 13 Dec 2018

Symposium Spotlights Political Cartoonists at Risk

Eight cartooning experts discussed the importance of cartooning and the fight to keep the medium alive.

Media Institutions

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Research 4 Oct 2018

Dean Delli Carpini and Lenfest Institute Issue New Report on Information Needs and Habits of Philadelphians

The report identified seven opportunities and areas of growth for publishers and information providers.

Media Institutions

Undergraduate News 21 Sep 2018

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalists Eugene Robinson and Wesley Lowery Speak to Annenberg Undergraduates

COMM 381 explores how journalism through the centuries has worked to advance social justice issues.

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