Robert Kubey talks about how media literacy needs to be stressed in the United States education system and why we should be skeptics about the media we consume on a daily basis. Dr. Kubey is professor of Journalism and Media Studies, and director of the Center for Media Studies at Rutgers...
Dr. John Pavlik talks about his new book Media in the Digital Age Columbia University Press (May 1, 2008), which attempts to bring people to a baseline understanding of current technologies and their implications, both positive and negative. Dr. Pavlik is a Professor in and the Chair of the...
Regina Marchi talks about how marginalized communities and social justice movements are portrayed in the main stream media, as well as her research into Chicano and Latino artists and educators use different forms of media to express political issues. Regina Marchi is Assistant Professor in the...
As urban India has changed dramatically in recent decades, Santanu Chakrabarty says the portrayal of women on Indian TV has evolved far more than most critics suggest. A doctoral student, Chakrabarty worked in TV for News Corp in Bombay before coming to SC&I.
The Immense data collections now being built in many fields are changing the way science happens, which may improve the public's understanding of research and encourage more young people to pursue careers in science, according to Michael Lesk, professor of library and information science and...
