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Month: June 2021

The scholars prepare for a Zoom session with Dan Barr in Week 2

SUSI: My Wolf Pack that fights for journalism and democracy

Posted on: June 29, 2021 Last updated on: June 29, 2021 Written by: Veera Elina Järvenpää
“You should apply.” Those were the words my friend texted me in November 2019. “Think about it! You would spend four weeks in Alabama and a two weeks tour in the USA.” I clicked the link and replied, “Interested.” We…
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Change is constant

To be digital, or not to be: Is this a question?

Posted on: June 29, 2021 Last updated on: June 29, 2021 Written by: Emiljano Kaziaj
Meditation of a media scholar with no presence on social media  “You are not on social media? Are you for real?!“ As a lecturer coming from Albania, a country in which teaching still means ‘teaching theories’ most of the time, one…
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“Report! Report! Report! Just tell the truth.”

Posted on: June 28, 2021 Last updated on: June 28, 2021 Written by: Nick Zhang
Cronkite School Writer-in-Residence Terry Greene Sterling shared her stories on immigration issues with our SUSI scholars on Saturday morning (Phoenix time) June 26. Terry is a passionate writer. From her stories, we can feel how much she loves her job.…
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Gavel and law books

Getting to know what’s it like being a federal judge

Posted on: June 27, 2021 Last updated on: June 27, 2021 Written by: Euriahs Togar
SUSI Scholars’ privileged behind-the-curtains glimpse No country on earth is crime-free. This being true, the challenge facing leaders (globally) is fighting crime and maintaining law and order. The enormity of the challenge (e.g., crime rate and frequency, type, and so…
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Slide showing some important academic and professional associations

Paths and Bifurcations of the Academic and Professional Life

Posted on: June 25, 2021 Last updated on: June 25, 2021 Written by: Marcela Navarrete
There is more than just one way of being a great professional, academic and/or researcher, but some roads are more effective or convenient than others. There are no recipes, but there are people with professional and academic background who can…
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Diagram of the "Remove, Reduce, Inform" model of misinformation control used at Facebook

Challenging and changing media ecology

Posted on: June 23, 2021 Last updated on: June 23, 2021 Written by: Larissa Tristan
The theoretical metaphor of media ecology argues that media outlets are like species that live and interact in an ecosystem. As in any ecosystem, one change impacts the whole environment. For example, the crisis of the print and broadcast media,…
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SUSI: Spend Unique Sphere Internationally

Posted on: June 23, 2021 Last updated on: June 23, 2021 Written by: Yasmeen Hanafy
When you look up the acronym, SUSI stands for Study of the United States Institutes. But for me it means to “Spend Unique Sphere Internationally,” and that is what I really feel towards the program abbreviation. Ever since I started applying and…
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The First Amendment to the United States Constitution

Opening Up the Discussion About Government, Press & Democracy

Posted on: June 22, 2021 Last updated on: June 22, 2021 Written by: Lusine Grigoryan
The second week of the program promises to be busier with tougher questions on media regulation, protection of freedom of speech and press, and the boundaries of that freedom in the social media age.  This Monday Daniel Barr, partner in…
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What Should Come First, Please: A Free Press or Prosperity?

Posted on: June 22, 2021 Last updated on: June 22, 2021 Written by: Abdulaziz Dino Gidreta
In Africa, governments hold an awkward sort of orientation that national economic developments should instigate freedom of expression, and so the idea of free press should be postponed. This has even denied room for the discussion of the subject itself,…
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Dr. Marianne Barrett

Just How Else Do You Unveil the Power of Technology in Pedagogy?

Posted on: June 20, 2021 Last updated on: June 22, 2021 Written by: Sharafa Dauda
It was day five at the 2021 Study of the U.S. Institute on Journalism, Technology, and Democracy hosted by the Walter Cronkite School at Arizona State University, for a cohort of 18 participants from across the world. The thrill of…
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A Reactionary Wind Is Blowing Almost Everywhere: What is the Role for Media Educators?

This month of June saw events from different national contexts that received international media coverage, and which reflected a step backward toward outdated conservative values. Starting in the United States, where the Supreme Court overturned the historic Roe v. Wade…
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When the Future is Further and Further Away… or, A Short Essay About Real Reality (RR)

Today we continued the week of activities dedicated to new trends in media, with a full day of practice on augmented reality (AR). Under the guidance of tech enthusiast Retha Hill, director of the Cronkite New Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NMIE)…
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Immersive Media, Education and the Future of Journalism

This was a day with overwhelming experiences on immersive media. It was filled with excitement, and a chance to really let our imagination flow. We were introduced to the basics of immersive worlds, going beyond reality to explore the spectrum…
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Design Futures

Thinking about journalism, immersion, and emerging technologies, almost anything is possible. We can invite our readers to navigate the rivers of the Amazon, check out a crime scene or relive a chapter of history. We can transform them into protagonists…
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Wild Forest

“It was an amazing day. We fed wild animals, explored the hidden beauty of the forest and met with some of the native people of Arizona…” No, it didn’t happen like that. This is all my wild imagination. I and…
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