Sharafa Dauda – Journalism, Technology & Democracy

Scholars watch students rehearse the Cronkite News program

Delightfully ‘Living’ the Cronkite School Teaching Hospital Model

Today, the 2021 cohort of the Study of the United States Institutes (SUSI) Capstone program in Journalism, Technology and Democracy hosted by the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, started with mixed reactions but ended with something…

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

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…

Five Facts about the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

For almost a month now, SUSI scholars from 18 countries have been meeting within the walls of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, one of the country’s leading educational institutions in the field. In this post I share what I…

Shining a Light: The Power and Necessity of Investigative Journalism

“There is a folk law that crooks say to themselves: don’t kill a policeman or a journalist. That would only, as American reporters put it, ‘bring too much heat?”— Hugo de Burgh, Investigative Journalism The Killing of Don Bolles On a…

Reshaping Communication in the Digital Age

On Wednesday, June 26, 2024, I attended several workshops and sessions as part of our SUSI Scholars program that focused on providing insights into narrative & strategic communication, generative AI & the role of journalism. Ultimately, I was left with…

Mis- and Disinformation, Privacy and Technology

Managing information, on a personal, community and national level, is an intricate element of human organization. Today, however, it’s more unpredictable than ever. Understanding how the management of information and the narratives that distribute such information underpin capacities to influence…

Author: Sharafa Dauda