Newhouse in the News

Some recent media appearances or interviews by Newhouse School faculty, or stories about Newhouse programs and initiatives.

Jennifer Grygiel, Communications

‘A Minecraft Movie’ is both a box office hit and post-ironic meme (NPR)
Welfare reform coverage, Michael Jackson documentary, cuts to US-backed overseas media (BBC Radio 4’s “The Media Show”)

Bill Werde, Bandier Program for Recording and Entertainment Industries

What is ‘recession pop’? Why people are reaching for music from the mid-2000s (Today)
The end of the Vietnam War was also a turning point for protest songs (Associated Press)
Laufey Launches Foundation to Make Youth Orchestra Programs Accessible to All (Billboard)

Aileen Gallagher, Magazine, News and Digital Journalism

Some people think AI writing has a tell — the em dash. Writers disagree. (The Washington Post-subscription required)

Robert Thompson, Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture

YouTube turns 20 years old. How it changed TV as we know it (Los Angeles Times)

How Hollywood learnt to love video games (Financial Times-subscription required)
Republican lawmakers demand funding for NPR and PBS to cease (KCBS Radio (San Francisco))

Les Rose, Broadcast and Digital Journalism

Why Charles Payne Is Bringing a Pro-Tariff Stance to Fox Business (Adweek)

Melissa Martinez, Television, Radio and Film

TedX thought leaders speak on maintaining your own narrative (The Daily Orange)

Roy Gutterman, Magazine, News and Digital Journalism

Sarah Palin’s defamation suit retrial against the New York Times raises first amendment concerns (The Guardian)
Here’s How the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Addressed an Absent Trump (Adweek)
AP’s return to the White House is a win for the American public (Syracuse.com)

Seth Gitner, Magazine, News and Digital Journalism

Newhouse’s Seth Gitner engages students with CNY Adaptive Sports (The Daily Orange)

Ed Russell, Advertising

Inside student-run advertising agencies—how they are building the industry’s future leaders (AdAge)