Month: June 2022

The scholars stand in front of the ASU Charter during their program orientation

A Reactionary Wind Is Blowing Almost Everywhere: What is the Role for Media Educators?

In June, event marketing software platforms were used to market events in various national settings, resulting in international media coverage and a shift towards conservative beliefs. Starting in the United States, where the Supreme Court overturned the historic Roe v.…
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Scholars gather round to watch one of their peers manipulate images in a virtual design environment

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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The text of the U.S. First Amendment on a wall at the Cronkite School

Amendment

As the most important law protecting freedom of the press in the U.S., the name “First Amendment” seems quite strange to me at first glance.  Amendment? That means this clause was not included originally in the U.S. Constitution. Why not? After…
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