Media
On The Media
Midterm Myths, Emotional Algorithms, and More
Friday, November 07, 2014
An unpacking of the post-midterm election myths, whether algorithms can intuit emotions, and 25 years after the Berlin Wall.
On The Media
Once Upon An Election
Friday, November 07, 2014
In the aftermath of midterms, election results swiftly fractured into election narratives.
On The Media
Our Anniversaries, Ourselves: 25 Years after the Berlin Wall
Friday, November 07, 2014
How the changing media coverage of the fall of the Berlin Wall over the past 25 years reflects our changing self image as Americans.
On The Media
The Unseen World of Content Moderation
Friday, October 31, 2014
Brooke speaks with WIRED contributor Adrien Chen about the unsung workers who keep horrible images out of your feed.
On The Media
Rocky Mountain Heist
Friday, October 31, 2014
Bob talks with an unlikely star in Rocky Mountain Heist, Citizens United's latest "documentary."
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Behind The Curtain
Friday, October 31, 2014
The corrosive influence of money in politics post Citizens United, and the dark task of online content moderation.
On The Media
Sanity on Ebola, Money and Midterms, & #GamerGate
Friday, October 24, 2014
A Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Infectious Disease Edition, "dark money" in midterm elections, and demystifying #GamerGate.
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Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Infectious Disease Edition
Friday, October 24, 2014
Panic over the Ebola virus in the U.S. has dominated cable news. So, we put together a template to help the discerning news consumer see through the media's over-the-top coverage.
On The Media
Grabbing the Gavel
Friday, October 24, 2014
A new study finds that TV ads attacking state supreme court justices during elections influence both who makes the bench and how the law is laid down.
On The Media
The Medium is the Message at 50
Friday, October 17, 2014
Fifty years ago, Marshall McLuhan published Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man.
On The Media
"You Can Win with the Media"
Friday, October 17, 2014
A course being offered in St Louis aims to ease tensions between law enforcement and the press.
On The Media
Ferguson on the Map and in the Mind
Friday, October 17, 2014
In the months since Ferguson erupted in protest after Michael Brown's death, the town has become shorthand for myriad social ills. But what's been the impact on the community itself?
On The Media
McLuhanisms, 50 Years Later
Friday, October 17, 2014
Brooke speaks to Nicholas Carr about how Marshall McLuhan's theories have held up, 50 years later.
On The Media
Unveiling CitizenFour, Inside Ferguson, and Protesting Outside SCOTUS
Friday, October 17, 2014
A look at Laura Poitras' new documentary about Edward Snowden, "CitizenFour," a view from inside the continued protests in Ferguson, and barring political protesters outside SCOTUS.
On The Media
A Pop Song Written Using iOS's Predictive Text Feature
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
YouTuber Jonathan Mann has written a pretty solid pop song using only the predictive text function on his iPhone.
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Two Journalists Debate Coverage of Israel-Palestine
Friday, October 10, 2014
Ethan Bronner and Matti Friedman, two journalists who've devoted their careers to reporting on Israel and Palestine, discuss how the international press treats this thorny story.
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"Ebola: What It Is"
Friday, October 10, 2014
Inspired by CNN's chyron "Ebola: The ISIS of Biological Agents?" photographer and novelist Teju Cole wrote about what else cable news thinks Ebola might be.
On The Media
Ebola in Liberia, Outbreak Narratives, and Covering Israel-Palestine
Friday, October 10, 2014
A Liberian journalist on covering a deadly epidemic, how Hollywood influences our understanding of Ebola, and a debate between two journalists about the press and Israel-Palestine.
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Covering an Epidemic
Friday, October 10, 2014
A Washington Post health reporter recounts his recent reporting trip to Liberia.
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A Liberian Journalist on Ebola
Friday, October 10, 2014
Liberian journalist and editor Rodney Sieh on covering the story that could cost you your life.
