Do you remember when we shook hands, exchanged greetings and shyly smiled to each other as Rakib wrote in the first SUSI 2023 blog? It has been one week since then, and we have got plenty of reasons to forget…
Desert Delights: an Epic Road Trip from Phoenix to the Grand Canyon
On June 10, 2023, at 8 in the morning, all of the SUSI scholars gathered and boarded the bus. Our first destination was a gas station surrounded by magnificent Arizona cactuses. With our driver, Ronnie, cautioning us about snakes, we captured…
Alone We Can Do So Little, But Working Together Leads to Success
Eighteen unique and different researchers from around the world meet in Cronkite Room 444 daily to learn, discuss, understand, and, most importantly, to know. Today was not just about learning, it was about collaboration and cooperation. Today we were divided…
Let’s accept artificial intelligence and technology as tools, but not let them replace our humanity
The development of digital media and artificial intelligence (AI) has undoubtedly changed and challenged the media communication industry, one of a few factors that have made working in media communication more difficult. We must first deal with the dispersed audience.…
Dreams & Lights We See for Freedom & Journalism in Room 444
The morning of July 5, 2023, was different for 18 of us. As we opened our eyelids, we did not find our loved ones around us. We did not even find ourselves at our very own places. We were already…
SUSI Scholars Visit Phoenix Media Outlets, Delight in Official Reception
SUSI scholars had wonderful visit to major media houses in downtown Phoenix on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. They also had a delightful reception in the evening. The team of scholars made their first site visit to KPNX-Channel 12 News at…
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…
SUSI 2021: The Long-Awaited Reunion
September 25, 2022 marked the official launch of the in-person component of the 2021 Study of the US Institute on Journalism, Technology and Democracy program. Seventeen scholars from all over the world were finally able to meet each other face…
We Can Do Better Together
Two days left for the SUSI for Scholars 2022 participants to return to their respective countries after five weeks of undergoing various activities at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism of Arizona State University. We started this final week with…
A Borderless World?
“The world is flat.” This statement was made in the early 21st century by Thomas L. Friedman, who argued that globalization makes the world become a level playing field. The “flatteners” he suggested included the collapse of the Berlin Wall…