Cronkite School – Journalism, Technology & Democracy

17 Media scholars, educators, and professionals pose in front of a stone tablet bearing the ASU charter on the downtown campus

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…

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The End of SUSI 2023: Celebrating Freedom, Diversity and Friendship

Eighteen scholars of journalism, communication and the media, researchers and journalists from eighteen different countries entered the Cronkite School of Journalism, at Arizona State University in Phoenix on June 4, 2023. It was a hot day in Phoenix and the…

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You Know What’s Beautiful? A Real Conversation

One of the greatest experiences I will treasure from the 2023 SUSI program are deep meaningful conversations. The ability to sit back and talk about life, love, goals and dreams. The ability to articulate our deepest fears, desires and at…

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Visiting the National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington

The National Museum of African American History and Culture is one of the most exquisite, explicit and accurate museums about Black history & culture. Standing in line to visit this huge brown building evoked all kinds of expectations. “This will be…

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L.A.: The SUSI Bridge Between Phoenix and Washington

July 8, 2023, the 18 SUSI musketeers are having their last morning in downtown Los Angeles (L.A.). Everyone is finishing packing and getting ready to depart for Washington, D.C., which will take all day. After four weeks in Phoenix, Arizona and with…

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Teaching Communication in the 21st Century

Teaching communication in the 21st century requires changing our minds, our budgets and of course our universities. Students aspire to be successful in the labor market for the next 40 years with new knowledge and skills. A step in that…

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