by William Dutton | May 16, 2018 | Blog, Opinion, Quello Center
Discussion of so-called fake news is gradually – maybe rapidly – shifting to the concept of ‘junk news’, and I fear this could be a dangerous move. I agree that the concept of fake news has many downsides, not the least of which is the degree...
by William Dutton | May 16, 2018 | News, Quello Center, speech
On May 10th, 2018, Google’s ‘father of the Internet’, Vint Cerf gave the Quello Lecture at MSU, entitled ‘The Unfinished Internet’. Before the interview, he was interviewed by Scott Pohl of WKAR public radio. Here is that interview:...
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 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 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...
