by Mitchell Shapiro | Apr 7, 2016 | Blog, Uncategorized
During the past few days I’ve been: 1) reviewing the BTOP program evaluation study’s final report prepared in 2014 by ASR Analytics and; 2) doing some homework aimed at better understanding issues related to the FCC’s pending special access study and proceeding....
by William Dutton | Apr 5, 2016 | Blog
Is the Internet Destroying Scholarship? A. Michael Noll April 4, 2016 © 2016 AMN Has the Internet created a batch of scholars who simply cruise the Internet for references and citations for their research and mostly ignore old-fashioned libraries and archives? Is the...
by William Dutton | Apr 1, 2016 | Blog
Bob LaRose is giving a leaving lecture entitled ‘The Challenge of Media Habits’ on April 4th at 1:30PM in CAS Rm 145 at MSU. Bob is a distinguished professor at MSU, and possibly most widely known for his multi-edition text with Joseph Straubhaar and...
by Aleks Yankelevich | Apr 1, 2016 | Blog
I belong to that rare breed of human that enjoys commercials. As a social scientist with an interest in the impact of advertisement on consumer behavior, I often find myself, possibly to the chagrin of my wife (though she has not complained), assessing commercials...
by William Dutton | Mar 20, 2016 | Blog
Alexander Heffner on Civil Discourse in the New Media Age: The Open Mind Turning 60 Alexander Heffner visited the Quello Center at MSU about one year ago, to discuss his thoughts on on ‘Millennials, Public Media and The Future of Civil Discourse’. His program launched...
by William Dutton | Mar 19, 2016 | Blog
We prepared a few slides about the Quello Center by way of an introduction to a group of visitors. They provide an overview of the Center’s history, mission, research team, the kinds of issues we pursue, and the theoretical and empirical approaches we use to...
by William Dutton | Mar 16, 2016 | Blog
I was able to spend 14 March at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, to deliver their Windsor Lecture for the Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences (soon to be called the School of Information Sciences). I spoke on my conception of a 5th Estate,...
by William Dutton | Feb 21, 2016 | Blog
Apple vs. the US Government A. Michael Noll February 21, 2016 © 2016 AMN Recently, Apple was asked to assist in breaking into the iPhone of one of the terrorists responsible for the San Bernardino attack – and Apple refused, citing privacy concerns. What a difference...
by William Dutton | Feb 21, 2016 | Blog
At the University of York, UK, on 18-20 July 2016, a symposium on Contemporary Political Youth Culture and Communication. Consider submitting a proposal for presenting your work. The Symposium Marking the launch of the Centre for Political Youth Culture and...
by William Dutton | Feb 17, 2016 | Blog
Professor Laura DeNardis gave a Quello Lecture in Washington DC that updates her perspectives on the key issues facing what she refers to as the ‘destabilization’ of Internet governance. Laura is one of the world’s leading authorities on Internet...
