Digital media and society: Covering social media, technology and a networked world
Semester-long course on digital media and its impact on society, politics, journalism, privacy, law and the economy.
Media
Research roundups, articles, explainers and tip sheets about how journalists report the news and how audiences consume it
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Justice Department vs. AP: Perspectives on a First Amendment fight
2013 aggregation of documents on the emerging controversy over the Justice Department’s decision to review phone records of Associated Press reporters.
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What’s new in digital scholarship: April 2013
April 2013 review of recent studies and reports that relate to news, social and civic media, including Internet surveillance and the mobile “revolution” in the developing world.
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Online information, credibility and the “Google generation”: Research, tips, resources
2013 research review of academic literature as well as practical tips for instilling good online information-seeking habits in “digital natives.”
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Privacy protection strategies on Facebook
2013 study from the University of Maryland and the University of Western Ontario on young adults’ social and institutional privacy strategies on Facebook.
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What’s new in digital scholarship: January 2013
January 2013 review of recent studies and reports from disciplines such as computer science, political science, journalism research and communications.
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The Boston Marathon bombing and media resources: Reporting tips, terrorism-related data
2013 review of media-related resources and terrorism-specific data and studies that may be useful for further coverage of the Boston Marathon attacks.
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What is Big Data? Research roundup, reading list
2013 research review on the growing ability of computers to gather, analyze, link and compare large data sets, with a look at the deep implications for how the information business may evolve.
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Social media in the workplace: Research roundup
2013 collection of scholarship on social media and the workplace, including recruitment and screening, the employee-employer relationship and legal issues.
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Mobile leapfrogging and digital divide policy
2013 paper from the New America Foundation on existing scholarship on mobile phone use in the developing world that critically examines the potential downsides.
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