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More than ‘just entertainment’
The way women are portrayed in ads, how MTV edits the Jersey Shore, or the fact that all three American Idol judges drink Coca-Cola on the air is anything but accidental – according to students in...
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3Qs: Campaigning in Twitter’s virtual ‘big tent’
Obama, who’s known for his social media savvy, held the first-ever Twitter Town Hall meeting last week, where he answered the public’s questions about taxes, jobs and the economy. Dan Kennedy, an...
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Cultural connections, a click away
For many college professors, there are few sources less reliable than Wikipedia. That’s not exactly true for Joseph Reagle, a new assistant professor of communication studies at Northeastern, who may...
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A burst for Bursts
Photo via Thinkstock. The other day I starred the following headline in my RSS feed: “Any Two Pages on the Web Are Connected By 19 Clicks or Less.” I didn’t read it immediately because it sounded like...
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Northeastern launches media innovation program for journalists
The journalism field is changing. The tools and skills reporters need to tell a good story are no longer limited to a notebook, pen, and the ability to ask the right questions. Today skills such as...
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From backstage to center stage
Northeastern senior Victoria Oggioni, AMD’15, has worked on many Department of Theatre productions over the past few years, including The Phantom Lady, Romeo and Juliet, and One Flea Spare. She served...
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A weekend to remember
Campus buzzed with excitement this weekend as Northeastern students’ families arrived to celebrate the annual Parent and Family Weekend, a three-day event in which the university community came...
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The storytelling and popularity of Serial
A modern spin on a traditional form of storytelling has captured the attention of millions of people around the world. Like families in the first half of the 1900s who huddled around their living room...
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3Qs: The legacy of Stuart Scott
Stuart Scott, the longtime ESPN sportscaster, died Sunday at the age of 49 after a seven-year battle with cancer. Here, Charles Fountain, an associate professor of journalism at Northeastern...
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Looking ahead: Social movements in 2015
The deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner in New York City sparked a national discussion about race and inequality and led to demonstrations in cities across America in 2014....
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The Internet, newsworthiness, and invasion of privacy
Has the Internet blurred the line between newsworthiness and invasion of privacy? It’s one of the central questions in the ongoing jury trial pitting former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan against gossip site...
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3Qs: Is there a media bias in terrorist attack coverage?
In the past several months, terrorist attacks have rocked countries around the world: France, Lebanon, Belgium, Turkey, Iraq, Nigeria, the Ivory Coast. Hundreds have been killed and injured. Many...
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The future of media is changing—and changing fast
In an address on the future of media, in a time of endless change, Marty Baron, a respected journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning editor, chose to begin his talk with something he says must remain...
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3Qs: Trapped in social media ‘echo chambers’
Social media has become a go-to platform for people to express their opinions on the hot topics of the day, from the U.S. presidential campaign to the correct color of a dress. In many cases, when...
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The terror in Nice and security across the EU
France is reeling from its third major attack in 19 months after a lone terrorist sped a 19-ton truck into a crowd of people gathered to watch Bastille Day fireworks. The attack killed at least 84...
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How Ailes’ fall could signal more changes at Fox News
Roger Ailes is out at Fox News. The media tycoon resigned on Thursday, just two weeks after former anchor Gretchen Carlson filed a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment. Ailes, the founder and now former...
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3Qs: Campaign shake-up positions Trump to ‘win,’ regardless of election result
Over the past week, Donald Trump has expressed regret for some of his caustic comments and reshuffled his campaign staff, fueling a theory that he’s laying the groundwork to build a media empire to...
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Could real-time projections be a game-changer for Election Day coverage?
In December, Wall Street Journal reporter Gerald Seib offered this cautionary advice: “Forget just about everything you thought you knew about presidential elections, because this one is different.”...
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Media organizations face new challenges in covering 2016 election
In an election cycle where the media have routinely been called out—blamed either for the rise of Republican nominee Donald Trump or for colluding with Democrat Hillary Clinton’s campaign—many news...
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