The CMCS is a research center of Central European University in Budapest dedicated to advancing media and communication scholarship and policy and the democratic potential of the media. The Center produces scholarly and practice-oriented research addressing academic, policy and civil society needs. CMCS research and activities address media and communication policy, social media and free […]
The privacy paradox on social network sites revisited: The role of individual characteristics and group norms
Users of social network sites (SNS) often state that they are concerned about their privacy, yet they often disclose detailed personal information on their profiles. This paper assessed the privacy settings of users of two large European SNS. More importantly, it also examined which factors predict the choice of specific privacy settings. The main focus […]
Text Messaging
In this chapter, the writers consider these matters by stepping back from the hyperbolic commentary on text messaging by journalists and the entertaining observations of popular writers. To this end, they start with a comprehensive but potted review of the scholarly, research-driven literature on text messaging; this work highlights the range of applications to which […]
Center for Intercultural New Media Research
The Center for Intercultural New Media Research (CINMR) is a global network of scholars — and a think tank and clearinghouse for scholarship — that focus on the impact of new media on human communication across cultures, nations, and world regions. The goals of CINMR are threefold: (1) Gather, generate and disseminate intercultural new media […]
“Trust Me, I’m Lying”
Ryan Holiday is a media strategist and author of the new book Trust Me, I’m Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator. Brooke speaks to Ryan about what it is like to bribe the media on behalf of bestselling authors and billion dollar brands.
Despite ethical concerns, some papers continuing relationship with journalism outsourcing company
Journalism outsourcing company Journatic uses outsourced labor–often from overseas–to provide “hyperlocal” content to newspapers. The Chicago-based company launched in 2006. By 2012, the company provided research or written content to several big newspapers including the San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, and Chicago Sun-Times.
Digital Digest July 2012
Digital Digest: A personal take on recent Internet and Technology developments from – and/or potentially impacting on – Qatar and the Middle East Issue 2: July 2012 Damian Radcliffe
Media and Children
From Dr. Dimitri Christakis, a researcher, paediatrician, and parent, this video explores the media’s impact on early childhood development. Delivered at the TEDxRainier 2011 event, the talk focuses on how early TV exposure of certain types and in certain doses can inappropriately stimulate a child’s brain development. In the video, Dr. Christakis explains that a […]
All-veiled TV aims to cover women’s needs
Cairo – A satellite channel run and hosted by fully-veiled presenters aims to break down the barriers for women in niqab who until the revolution that brought Islamists to power were shunned by Egypt’s lucrative television industry.
When the Sweet “Arab Spring” Turns Sour: The Ties That Bind
The “Arab Spring” is a great moment of history in our lifetimes. However, the uprisings and the related profound political transformation in the Arab world have aggravated many of the suppressed problems. A situation has clearly built up and escalated destabilization in the region, which has stained the desperate attempts toward freedom and democracy. The […]
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