Media Hits: August 2021
Every month, media outlets around the world consult with the experts at the Newhouse School for context on what’s happening in communications and why. Here are some of this month’s stories:
Associate Professor
COMMUNICATIONS
ASSOCIATED PRESS: “Misinformation at public forums vexes local boards, big tech“
THE WASHINGTON POST: “Facebook shared new data about what’s popular on its platform. The answers are deeply weird.”
FAST COMPANY: “TikTok hits the big time: The MLA Handbook has decided how to cite it in academic works“
“Anytime there is a public arena—a city council hearing, a school board meeting, a public park—the public has the opportunity to potentially spread misinformation. What’s changed is it used to stay local.”
Jennifer Grygiel
ASSOCIATED PRESS: “Misinformation at public forums vexes local boards, big tech”
Director
TULLY CENTER FOR FREE SPEECH
Associate Professor
MAGAZINE, NEWS AND DIGITAL JOURNALISM
Associate Professor
COMMUNICATIONS
SYRACUSE.COM: “Harry Rosenfeld, editor behind Watergate, knew how fragile the world is” (author)
“Rosenfeld might be more responsible for the Watergate coverage than anyone else at the paper. He was the editor who hired Woodward after the reporter pestered him for a year and, according to his memoir, likely saved Bernstein from being fired.”
ROY GUTTERMAN
SYRACUSE.COM: “Harry Rosenfeld, editor behind Watergate, knew how fragile the world is” (author)
Assistant Professor
ADVERTISING
AD AGE: “Putting consumers first means protecting their data: Opinion” (author) (subscription required)
Assistant Professor
ADVERTISING
WASHINGTON POST: “The FAA’s new weapon in the fight against unruly passengers: Memes“
“You have to run this up the ladder; you have to make sure that everybody who might have to answer for this is comfortable with what they’re putting out. Usually that’s where creativity gets stifled.”
Rebecca ortiz
WASHINGTON POST: “The FAA’s new weapon in the fight against unruly passengers: Memes”
Professor
ADVERTISING
FAST COMPANY: “The Olympics are always a schlockfest, but these ads are actually great“
“For brands like Nike, which have a history of inspiring all kinds of athletes and taking on social issues in the process, they still ring true. For others, not so much.”
brian sheehan
FAST COMPANY: “The Olympics are always a schlockfest, but these ads are actually great”
Trustee Professor
TELEVISION, RADIO AND FILM
Director
BLEIER CENTER FOR TELEVISION AND POPULAR CULTURE
PBS: “In a pandemic Olympics without all the crowds, what gets lost?“
“The audience in the venue is no longer the economics. The media is the economics.”
Robert Thompson
PBS:”In a pandemic Olympics without all the crowds, what gets lost?“