The "Informers" and the "Meformers": Study Reveals Two Types of Twitter Users
Social awareness streams like Twitter and Facebook are mostly populated by a new category of Internet users known as “meformers”: a term coined by Rutgers researchers. In a study of Twitter, a microblogging service used by millions of people from high school students to national elected officials, Mor Naaman and Jeffrey Boase found that 80 percent of regular users are “meformers,” people who use the platform to post updates on their everyday activities, social lives, feelings, thoughts and emotions. The remaining 20 percent – “informers” – share information, have larger social networks and are more interactive with their followers. (Read their paper here.) |
"The Boss" of the Garden State: Lee Examines Springsteen's Influence on N.J. and the Nation
As a former journalist, Richard Lee knows that telling stories is a vital way of providing citizens with information. One of Richard Lee’s favorite musical artists, Bruce Springsteen, has been telling stories about New Jersey since the 1970s. |
Journalism Major Interviews Rutgers President McCormick About Annual Address for RU-tv
Journalism and Media Studies major Marianne DePadua interviewed Rutgers President Richard L. McCormick the morning before his Annual Address for the Wake Up Rutgers program on RU-tv. |
Complex Info Environment Calls for More Media Literacy Education for Children, Center Director Says
Professor Robert Kubey, who also directs the Center for Media Studies at the School of Communication and Information, calls for more media literacy education for children as news and society grows more complex.
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Journalism and Media Studies Students to Help Launch Live Streaming Network for Rutgers Athletics
In a joint venture between the Rutgers Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Rutgers School of Communication and Information, ScarletKnights.com will launch the internet-streaming network Knightvision Broadband, beginning with a men’s and women’s soccer doubleheader on Friday, September 4 at Yurcak Field. |
School of Communication and Information Welcomes Four New Faculty Members
It’s a new year at the School of Communication and Information, and the School welcomes four new faculty members this year: Vikki Katz and Jennifer Warren in the Department of Communication; Todd Wolfson in the Department of Journalism and Media Studies; and Joe Sanchez in the Department of Library and Information Science.
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Dean's Message to SC&I Alumni: Staying Informed and Connected
Dean Jorge Reina Schement sent a message to alumni of the School of Communication and Information, the first of a regular series of communications designed to keep alumni informed of news at SC&I and help them stay engaged with the community.
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Journalism Student Named One Of Country's Top Sports Broadcasters
Daniel Breslauer has Rutgers scarlet coursing through his veins – he has been attending Rutgers sporting events since he was two years old. When he realized that his dream of becoming shortstop for the Yankees was a long shot, he decided to shoot for a career in sports broadcasting.
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whereRU: Convocation Captured Using New Imaging Technology
Approximately 950 students from the School of Communication, Information and Library Studies received bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees at the school's convocation ceremony, held at the College Avenue Gym in New Brunswick. SCILS Assistant Professor Anselm Spoerri captured a wide view of the ceremony using robotic cameras, creating Gigapan images of convocation. These images allow viewers to zoom in and view the entire ceremony in impressive detail. |
SC&I Hosts First Alumni Event During Rutgers Reunion Weekend
About 30 people gathered at the Red Lion Cafe at the Rutgers Student Center to celebrate alumni at the first-ever Reunion Weekend event held especially for graduates of the School of Communication, Information and Library Studies and the various academic programs that predate the school's establishment in 1982.
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Graduate Students and Faculty Receive Awards at First Ever Honors Day
Faculty, staff, and graduate students celebrated the school's first ever Honors Day. The event took place at the Brower Commons Faculty Dining Room. In addition to a meal catered by Rutgers Dining Services, the more than 100 attendees enjoyed a digital slide show and the presentation of many end-of-year departmental and program awards. |
NBC "Today" Anchor and SCILS Grad Natalie Morales Nominated to Rutgers' Hall of Distinguished Alumni
Natalie Morales, co-anchor of NBC's Today show and a 1994 graduate of the School of Communication, Information and Library Studies, is being inducted into Rutgers' Hall of Distinguished Alumni Saturday, May 2, at the Heldrich Hotel in New Brunswick.
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Essay Contest Winners Announced
The results are in! The First Annual SCILS Essay Contest managed by PRSSA is now history. Nine talented SCILS students will be honored by Dean Schement at a special "Ask the Dean" town hall meeting on Wednesday, April 29 at 8 p.m. in the SCILS Student Lounge. |
Students Sign on as Reporters for WPIX as Part of Unique Journalism Program
Rutgers students taking Advanced Television Reporting at the School of Communication, Information and Library Studies have the opportunity to cover breaking news and prepare packages for broadcast on WPIX 11, Tribune Broadcasting’s New York CW affiliate, as part of a unique student journalism program that trains future reporters and news producers. |
Five Books by SCILS Professors Honored in Celebration of Rutgers Faculty Authors
SCILS faculty from all three academic departments were honored at the Rutgers University Libraries Sixth Annual Celebration of Faculty Authors. In 2008, James E. Katz, Brent D. Ruben, Laurie K. Lewis, Jack Z. Bratich, Marie L. Radford, and John V. Pavlik all authored important books in communication, journalism and media studies, and library and information science. They have made great contributions to the world of knowledge and scholarship as well as to faculty productivity at Rutgers University. |
Spring Contests for Undergraduates in Public Speaking, Writing (Deadline Extended)
Sophomores, juniors and seniors at SCILS can win up to $350 by exercising their writing, research, and reasoning muscles in two separate contests. |
Political Expert Dissects 2010 New Jersey Fiscal Battle
How will the current economic and budgetary strains in New Jersey -- and the protracted battles and debates in Trenton over the state budget -- affect New Jersey's gubernatorial election later this year? Richard Lee, a SCILS Ph.D. student and a communication professional with more than 30 years experience in journalism, politics, and public relations, examined the forces at work in Trenton and at kitchen tables across New Jersey in an Op-Ed piece for The Record of Bergen County, N.J. |
SCILS Alumnus Tim Pernetti Named Rutgers Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Former Rutgers football player Tim Pernetti, executive vice president of CBS College Sports Network and familiar to Rutgers fans for his radio commentary, was named director of intercollegiate athletics at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, at today’s meeting of the Rutgers Board of Governors. The appointment, following a national search, is effective April 1.
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SCILS Hires First Pulitzer Prize Winning Instructor
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Visiting Faculty Member Salutes New Jersey in Wall Street Journal
Lee Siegel, a visiting professor in the Department of Journalism and Media Studies, penned a January 24 article in the Wall Street Journal saluting the beauty, diversity, and artistic abundance of--yes--New Jersey. In "The Hidden State of Culture," Siegel calls New Jersey's stark contrasts and diversity "the source of Jersey's remarkable harvest of talent." Siegel peers beyond common notions of the state as littered with industry, gangsters, and suburban sprawl and celebrates Jersey's "fractured personality" along with the numerous artistic talents who call the Garden State home. |
James E. Katz Elected as Fellow of AAAS, a Top National Science Association
Professor James E. Katz has been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the pre-eminent national scientific organization that recognizes scholars whose efforts are scientifically or socially distinguished.
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Ice Cream Social Marks End of Fall Semester at SCILS
SCILS opened up its doors December 10 for the first Ice Cream Social, where nearly 200 students, faculty, and staff took the opportunity to relax and mingle with one another before digging into final papers and exams.
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