The Institute for International Communication invited distinguished Soviet dissident and journalist, Prof. Leonid Goldin to speak at IICM on Monday April 9th. The purpose of the seminar, ostensibly about Russian propaganda, was to contextualize for students the methods and underlying models of power practiced by contemporary Russian media. Continue reading “Graduate Symposium: New Russia and the not so new propaganda”
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Dirt: Media, Medium & Monument
By The Equal Justice Initiative’s Memorial and Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, is set to open on April 26, 2018. The Museum is meant to be, first and foremost, a memorial to the over 4,000 lynchings that occurred, primarily in the South, in the century following the Civil War. Continue reading “Dirt: Media, Medium & Monument”
Sexual Harassment: Why is it so difficult to understand?
Written by Denisse Gabriela Dávila Zúñiga, who was a visiting scholar at the IICM, during the fall 2017 semester. Denisse was visiting from Universidad de Sonora, Mexico, and researched “sexual harassment in school” at the IICM under Prof. Ellen Boegel, CPS, St. John’s University. Her research is supported by a grant from Mexican Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT). Continue reading “Sexual Harassment: Why is it so difficult to understand?”
Media Capture Series Pt. 5: The Oligarchy Crowds Ukraine’s Media Market
In October, the Institute for International Communication hosted Dr. Marko Milosavljevic who discussed his cutting-edge research on media capture . A group of undergraduate students of International Communication reflected on the theme.
Communism or democracy – which government body do you reckon allows more freedom in media? Continue reading “Media Capture Series Pt. 5: The Oligarchy Crowds Ukraine’s Media Market”
Media Capture Series Pt. 4: Media Climate in the Netherlands
In October, the Institute for International Communication hosted Dr. Marko Milosavljevic who discussed his cutting-edge research on media capture . A group of undergraduate students of International Communication reflected on the theme.
Nowadays, disruption is prominent wherever you go; in technology, political climates, etc. However, nothing is more disruptive in the world than the media. Continue reading “Media Capture Series Pt. 4: Media Climate in the Netherlands”
Media Capture Series Pt. 3: Freedom of the Press? The Expansion of Media Capture in the Mainstream
In October, the Institute for International Communication hosted Dr. Marko Milosavljevic who discussed his cutting-edge research on media capture . A group of undergraduate students of International Communication reflected on the theme.
The age of widespread overt propaganda and media dictatorship has dwindled; however, freedom of the press remains vulnerable as media systems fall under the control of “governments or vested interests networked with politics,” in the words of Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, professor of democracy studies at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. Continue reading “Media Capture Series Pt. 3: Freedom of the Press? The Expansion of Media Capture in the Mainstream”
Media Capture Series Pt. 2: Policy to Limit the Power of Media Capture over Independent Journalism
In October, the Institute for International Communication hosted Dr. Marko Milosavljevic who discussed his cutting-edge research on media capture . A group of undergraduate students of International Communication reflected on the theme.
Preventing media capture, and ensuring that the media can fulfill their societal duties, has been an increasingly difficult issue for the international field of Independent Journalism. Continue reading “Media Capture Series Pt. 2: Policy to Limit the Power of Media Capture over Independent Journalism”
Media Capture Series Pt. 1: The Role of Media Capture in the Digital Age
In October, the Institute for International Communication hosted Dr. Marko Milosavljevic who discussed his cutting-edge research on media capture . A group of undergraduate students of International Communication reflected on the theme. This is a post in the series, by Holly Hutchison. Continue reading “Media Capture Series Pt. 1: The Role of Media Capture in the Digital Age”
Epistemological Conditions of Theorizing Communication – Guest Lecture by Dr. Thomas Bauer, University of Vienna
On November 8th, 2017, the IICM hosted Em. O. Univ. Prof. Dr. Thomas A. Bauer, from the Department of Communication at University of Vienna, Austria, for a guest lecture on “Epistemological Conditions of Theorizing Communication”. After the event, Prof. Bauer summarized his lecture for us: Continue reading “Epistemological Conditions of Theorizing Communication – Guest Lecture by Dr. Thomas Bauer, University of Vienna”
Giving Millennials the Power to Vote for High Quality News
Written by Tiffany Eason, Graduate Student of the Master’s program in International Communication, St. John’s University.
Viktor Lidholt quit his job at Google-Silicon Valley to do something he was more passionate about — challenging mainstream media and changing the way people receive news. On October 4th 2017, Viktor introduced his news site, Newsvoice, to a class of St. John’s University International Communications Master’s students. Continue reading “Giving Millennials the Power to Vote for High Quality News”
Working the Room in Buenos Aires: A Global Gathering of Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Written by Leah Victorino, Development coordinator at Empowered Solar and alumna of St. John’s Global Development and Social Justice Graduate Program.
Nine St. John’s University graduate students embarked on a journey to Buenos Aires with three faculty members this June for a real exercise in international business. Dean Katia Passerini, Assistant Dean Kevin James, and Dr. Basilio Monteiro identified an opportunity for us to travel, network, and participate in an introduction to the entrepreneurship field through the International Council for Small Business Academy and World Conference. Continue reading “Working the Room in Buenos Aires: A Global Gathering of Aspiring Entrepreneurs”
Climate Change Refugees: The Disregarded Category of Forced Migrants
Written by Bárbara Matias, currently pursuing her Master’s Degree in Human Rights Studies at Columbia University.
Global leaders recently joined efforts to combat climate change, culminating in the historic 2015 Paris Agreement which classified climate change as “an urgent and potentially irreversible threat to human societies and the planet and thus requires the widest possible cooperation by all countries”1. Climate change is indeed a real global concern and, though the social, economic and political implications are heavily debated, it has unquestionably produced a barely-mediatized International Human Right Law problem: Climate Change Refugees.
Continue reading “Climate Change Refugees: The Disregarded Category of Forced Migrants”
Personal Reflections – Empowerment and Implementation: The Voice of the Young Generation
By Chenjiazi Li and Chiang Zhu, Master’s students at St. John’s International Communication program.
The topic of sustainable development within the frame of global development generates passionate conversations. However, in general, individuals in these conversations have their personalized understanding of sustainable development given their respective life experiences. Continue reading “Personal Reflections – Empowerment and Implementation: The Voice of the Young Generation”
International Communication Student at Global Fusion 2016 Conference on Media and the Global City
Mia Ross is a Master’s student at St. John’s International Communication program and especially interested in Humanitarianism, Education, and Art Activism. She attended the annual Global Fusion conference on global media and communication research, this year held at Temple University from October 21-23. Visit her blog and portfolio site. Continue reading “International Communication Student at Global Fusion 2016 Conference on Media and the Global City”