This Forum will assess the state of local journalism, paying special attention to the changing environment for news in New England.
Podcast: “Media in Transition 7: Unstable Platforms”
What is happening to our culture’s stories and story-tellers? How are new technologies transforming our public discourse?
Video: “Online News: Public Sphere or Echo Chamber?”
What do we actually know about the dynamics of news-consumption online?
Podcast: “Online News: Public Sphere or Echo Chamber?”
As newspapers continue their mutation into digital formats, what do we actually know about the dynamics of news-consumption online?
Online News: Public Sphere or Echo Chamber?
As newspapers continue their mutation into digital formats and as news and information are available from a seeming infinity of websites, what do we actually know about the dynamics of news-consumption online?
Video: “Public Communications in Slow-Moving Crises”
Like the housing collapse or the recent Gulf oil spill, some crises are complex, difficult to warn of, and don’t cleanly fit traditional media frames. They are slow-moving crises.
Podcast: “Civic Media and the Law”
What about media law do citizens need to know when they publicly address legally challenging or dangerous topics?
