Media Hits: October 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
ADVERTISING
Co-director
WEISS CENTER FOR SOCIAL COMMERCE
VALUEPENGUIN.COM: “Expert Insights to Help You Make Smarter Financial Decisions“
Associate Professor
COMMUNICATIONS
WASHINGTON POST: “New political ad strategy in Virginia: Promoting news articles in Google search results“
WASHINGTON POST: “People or profit? Facebook papers show deep conflict within“
USA TODAY: “Facebook CEO Zuckerberg: Whistleblower, leaked documents paint a ‘false picture’ of company“
NEW YORK TIMES: “Facebook Renames Itself Meta“
“Ultimately, it rests with Mark and whatever his prerogative is—and it has always been to grow, to increase his power and his reach.”
Jennifer grygiel
WASHINGTON POST: “People or profit? Facebook papers show deep conflict within“
Assistant Professor
TELEVISION, RADIO AND FILM
POST PERSPECTIVE: “Shaina Holmes on Creating VFX for Indie Film ‘Looks That Kill‘”
Professor
COMMUNICATIONS
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY: “Acknowledging ‘Missing White Woman Syndrome’“
COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW: “The circular reckoning over ‘missing white woman syndrome’“
LA TIMES: “Gabby Petito and one way to break media’s ‘missing white woman syndrome’“
“Police have way too much influence in determining which missing people the news media cover. They are real gatekeepers in that regard.”
CAROL LIEBLER
LA TIMES: “Gabby Petito and one way to break media’s ‘missing white woman syndrome’“
Advanced Media Professor in Residence
NEW MEDIA MANAGEMENT
GOOD DAY NEW YORK: “Facebook Went Down. What Happened?“
“One of the things everybody should know is that it had zero to do with user information. This was just infrastructure configuration that went horribly wrong.”
SHELLY PALMER
GOOD DAY NEW YORK: “Facebook Went Down. What Happened?“
Trustee Professor
TELEVISION, RADIO AND FILM
Director
BLEIER CENTER FOR TELEVISION AND POPULAR CULTURE
THE GUARDIAN: “‘Hilarious and very honest’: Katie Couric casts off her perky persona in her new memoir“
“Even when she was at the top of her game, there was a sense that the ways she was being described and therefore judged in gender-specific terms typical of a sexist TV news industry. The perky, friendly image of a person you could talk to across the backyard fence is something she has long tried to dispel.”
Robert Thompson
THE GUARDIAN: “‘Hilarious and very honest’: Katie Couric casts off her perky persona in her new memoir“