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Academic Podcasting Workshop Generates Wide Variety of New Programs

October 19, 2016

As part of a recent initiative, the Center for Media, Data and Society (CMDS) offered a pilot workshop on academic podcasting. “We want to create a vanguard of podcasters at CEU and build a community here,” explained course lead and CMDS Research Fellow Ian Cook.

Dragomir Writes About Donor Funding in the Media Industry

October 17, 2016

Marius Dragomir, the director of CMDS has recently authored an article about the latest trends in donor funding in the media industry, based on an upcoming report by Anya Schiffrin, a member of the Center's Advisory Board. The article entitled "Is Donor Funding Bad for Journalism?" examines how donors funding media outlets may or may not interfere with independent journalism and the freedom of the press.

We Need a Conversation, Urges Victor Pickard

October 14, 2016

“It is a really interesting time to be talking about politics and media,” observed Victor Pickard, associate professor of communication at the Annenberg School for Communication, during a public lecture at the Center for Media, Data and Society (CMDS) at CEU’s School of Public Policy on October 12.

Sejal Parmar Discusses Brexit at European Dialogues, San Sebastián

October 5, 2016

Sejal Parmar, assistant professor in the Department of Legal Studies and core faculty at the Center for Media, Data and Society and visiting professor at the School of Public Policy, discussed “Post-Brexit” with David Gardner, international affairs editor at the Financial Times, at the latest