by William Dutton | Apr 1, 2018 | Blog, telecommunications
Governor Snyder recently announced the formation of the Michigan Consortium of Advanced Networks. This consortium is designed to ‘identify gaps in broadband service coverage and capacity, current efforts underway to address connectivity issues, and key...
by William Dutton | Feb 13, 2018 | Blog, Opinion, policy, Quello Center, Workshop
MSU’s Crisis Forum: Raising Questions Notes on the Forum of 9 February 2018 The Quello Center hosted a one-hour ‘conversation about communication and the abuse scandal’ on 9 February. A small group of colleagues shared their views on communication issues related to...
by William Dutton | Jan 15, 2018 | archives, News, Quello Center
Susan Quello, granddaughter of James H. and Mary B. Quello, provides her perspective on the launch of the James H. Quello Digital Archive. Susan, now at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, beautifully captures the significance of MSU and higher...
by William Dutton | Jan 14, 2018 | Blog, Opinion
NEW MEDIA ADDICTION A. Michael Noll January 13, 2018 © Copyright 2019 AMN Concern is being expressed about the addictive use of smartphones. It has even been suggested that software be installed to limit use of smartphones, particularly use by young people. All the...
by William Dutton | Jan 14, 2018 | Article, Blog, research
UNIVERSITY RESEARCH: A SKEPTICAL PERSPECTIVE A. Michael Noll January 13, 2018 © Copyright 2017 AMN University research has skeptically made little contribution to the striking advances in communications technology of the last 50 or so years. This is hardly surprising,...
by Laleah Fernandez | Jan 5, 2018 | Blog, Quello Center, research
Recently we posted a blog that outlined three key findings in our Detroit Digital Divide Project. These findings focused on issues of Internet connectivity, use, and interest among Detroit residents. We argued that the findings of our research run counter to a number...
by Laleah Fernandez | Dec 21, 2017 | Blog
The Quello Center recently completed a study focused on Internet use in Detroit, Michigan. The findings may surprise anyone who believes that Detroiters are under-connected, go online primarily for entertainment or are uninterested in the Internet. The study surveyed...
by William Dutton | Dec 17, 2017 | Blog, broadcasting, Net Neutrality, telecommunications
DISNEY BUYS MURDOCH A. Michael Noll December 16, 2017 © Copyright 2017 AMN Walt Disney is purchasing Murdoch’s entertainment empire for over $50 billion. Is this a great deal – or a huge challenge for the future of Disney? The vision is a future in which video...
by William Dutton | Dec 13, 2017 | Blog
Are We All Just Lazy? A. Michael Noll December 11, 2017 © 2017 AMN How many of our new products and services are motivated mostly by our laziness? However, the marketing folks would claim that they are just making life easier for us. Television sets of the past had...
by Laleah Fernandez | Dec 4, 2017 | News, Quello Center
On Wednesday, November 29, the Quello Center hosted a discussion advancing policy and governance as a College focus area. This college-wide panel on media & communication research and policy discussed how policy is related to and involved in research activities...
