media

She’s studying the detriments of digitally altered photos

Applied psychology professor Rachel Rodgers appeared on NBC’s The Today Show to discuss the detrimental impact digitally altered photos have on our self-esteem and our…

by Khalida Sarwari January 24, 2019

What happens if a robot writes something libelous?

Who gets sued if a robot writes something libelous? Learn the answer to that question on Friday at Northeastern, where journalists, law experts, and computer…

by Emily Arntsen October 11, 2018

Northeastern will train religious scholars to work more effectively with the media

The program, funded by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, will teach the scholars how to pitch op-ed articles, build scholarly brands, and use…

by Bill Ibelle August 10, 2018

Foundation funding helps keep journalism alive—but most money goes to a select few nonprofit media outlets

Funding for the nonprofit news sector is highly concentrated among a few dozen outlets and provided by a handful of huge grants rather than a…

by Molly Callahan June 19, 2018

The real danger in Trump’s ‘dishonest and corrupt media awards’

Tonight, President Trump may announce “the most dishonest and corrupt media awards of the year,” per one of his tweets last week. Then again, he…

by Molly Callahan January 8, 2018

Cutting through the ‘illusion of more inclusiveness’ with LGBTQ representation in the media

With the return of Orange is the New Black today, as well as the Boston Pride Parade on Saturday, we checked in with assistant professor…

by Molly Callahan June 8, 2017

The high notes—and low notes—of live TV musicals

The recent surge of live TV musicals, including this month’s Hairspray Live!, offers a chance to recast classics with more diverse actors and expose a…

by Molly Callahan December 14, 2016

Media organizations face new challenges in covering 2016 election

“The media have a Trump problem,” associate professor of journalism Dan Kennedy said bluntly. His comments came as part of a discussion about the role…

by Molly Callahan October 14, 2016

Recent graduate shines investigative light on 75-year-old civil rights cold case

Pvt. Felix Hall, a 19-year-old African American from Millbrook, Alabama, was lynched in the woods of Fort Benning, Georgia, in 1941. More than 70 years…

by Jason Kornwitz September 23, 2016

Could real-time projections be a game-changer for Election Day coverage?

On Nov. 8, a group of data scientists and journalists will buck a decades-old tradition by releasing real-time Election Day projections. Renowned statistician Nate Silver…

by Matthew McDonald September 15, 2016