Garimella’s project, “A System for Fact-Checking WhatsApp Content from Diaspora Communities” aims to develop a web-based monitoring system for WhatsApp tailored towards the needs of immigrant communities in the U.S.
A new book examines the impact the media are having on the lives of children during the COVID-19 pandemic, including children from populations that have rarely been studied before, and presents advice for media professionals as well as new findings for scholars.
Award-winning alumna and school librarian Martha Hickson MLIS’05 RC’82, who was targeted during a book-banning protest held by a group of North Hunterdon High School parents last fall, discusses the insights she gained during the experience, the power of books, those who suffer the most from censorship, and the reasons she still loves her job.
Neal Bennett Ed.M.’19, assistant professor of professional practice, Journalism and Media Studies, is a Telly Award-winning video producer, editor, and director.
In 1987, March became known and celebrated as Women’s History Month in the U.S., the U.K. and Australia, as “an annual recognition of the historical and modern accomplishments and perseverance of women across the globe –financially, socially, and politically,” according to Wikipedia.
“Sympathy Sockpuppets,” members of online communities who employ deceptive personas to gain sympathy and care from other members, can have a devastating impact on the groups they infiltrate, according to new research by Assistant Professor Kaitlin Costello.
