The Crisis in Journalism Is a Wicked Problem
As 2018 gets underway, I have a suggestion: let’s stop looking for a solution to the future of journalism. At first it was: Get online! Teach reporters to code! Build...
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What We’ll Be Up To in 2018
Since our launch in 2014, the Journalism + Design undergraduate program at The New School has become the second biggest major at the college and the fastest-growing degree at the...
The ‘Pivot to Video’ Charade, Radio on the Internet: J+D Digest
Journalists and designers tell stories, but we also read, listen, watch, play… So periodically we round up stories that the Journalism + Design team are looking at, listening to, and interacting with....
Irwin Chen on Kleptocrat and Using Games to Explain Corruption
Journalism + Design’s Irwin Chen will speak on a panel on November 27 about the new iPhone game Kleptocrat, which puts the player in the shoes of a corrupt public official,...
Teaching Tech about Race, The Invasion of Sutherland Springs: J+D Digest
Journalists and designers tell stories, but we also read, listen, watch, play… So periodically we round up stories that the Journalism + Design team are looking at, listening to, and...
Ad-Supported Dystopia, Juvenile Justice, Journalism’s Class Problem: J+D Digest
Journalists and designers tell stories, but we also read, listen, watch, play… So periodically we round up stories that the Journalism + Design team are looking at, listening to, and...
The Entrepreneur’s Drunken Walk Is Paved With Good Intentions
Google and Facebook are the two biggest media institutions in America today. Neither likes to be called a media company, but together they command the lion’s share of online advertising...
Making Sense of Cellphone Videos, Spreadsheets as Stories, Notification Overload: J+D Digest
Journalists and designers tell stories, but we also read, listen, watch, play… So periodically we round up stories that the Journalism + Design team are looking at, listening to, and interacting with....
Free Speech / Hate Speech: Can Facebook And Google Be Moderated?
In its infancy, anyone with access could have a voice on the internet. Just two decades later, a handful of tech companies determine and enforce our online norms, governing what...
Murdoch v. Platforms, Sick Systems, Inmates w/o A/C: J+D links
Journalists and designers tell stories, but we also read, listen, watch, play… So periodically we round up stories that Journalism + Design faculty are looking at, listening to, and interacting...