PAST EVENTS

• Monday | February 5, 2018
  panel
  The Dark Side of Design: A Conversation About Addictive Technology

  
  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-dark-side-of-design-a-conversation-about-addictive-technology-registration-42505307519

  
• Monday | May 16, 2016
  talk
  The Internet as Art and Politics

  
  

  
• Wednesday | May 4, 2016
  panel
  Fact-checking “The Daily Show”: The Real Journalists Who Keep Fake News Honest

  
  

  
• Saturday | April 16, 2016
  workshop
  VR Journalism Workshop

  
  

  
• Monday | March 14, 2016
  panel
  Reporting on Iran: Can We Know the Truth?

  In the aftermath of the historic US-Iran deal, and the release of Washington Post correspondent and Lang alumnus Jason Rezaian (Class of '01) after 15 months of imprisonment in Tehran, leading Iran-watchers, journalists and human rights activists discuss how we can learn the realities of life in Iran.

  
  

  
• Thursday | February 18, 2016
  panel
  The Hunt for News Products of the Future

  The newspaper was a great product. It allowed news organizations to reach their audiences quickly and effectively; it was the news product of its time. But now, as journalism grapples with the great migration to digital, the hunt is on for the products of tomorrow. How, where and why will people get their news in the future? What's at stake? What goes into making a great news product?

  
  

  
• Saturday | February 6, 2016
  workshop
  Design Thinking for Journalists

  In this fast-paced and interactive workshop, Juliette Melton and Rachel Derkits-Gelman, user experience researchers at The New York Times, will guide Journalism + Design students through the process of applying human-centered design to the field of journalism and media.

  
  

  
• Thursday | December 10, 2015
  presentation
  Podcast and Chill

  Join us for a listening party recognizing the work of the students in Benjamen Walker's Podcasting course. The class produced six episodes, including an investigation of the homeless population at The New School, a roundtable discussion examining each presidential candidate's position on student debt, and a personal essay about the freshman experience. We'll be hearing excerpts from each.

  
  

  
• Monday | November 16, 2015
  talk
  The Editor and the Troll, or What is the Future of News Comments?

  Anika Gupta, a graduate student in Comparative Media Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will draw on her interviews with comment moderators, editors and forum managers to explore how different organizations approach the challenges and opportunities of the comments section.

  
  

  
• Thursday | November 12, 2015
  workshop
  Interactives from the Ground Up, with Thomas Rhiel

  Even when armed with a promising idea, building an interactive digital experience — like a map or graphic — can be a difficult undertaking, requiring tools and know-how that span disciplines. In this two-part workshop, Thomas Rhiel, director of reader experience at Atavist, offers practical, step-by-step advice, using as models two visualizations of his own (including one featured in The Best American Infographics 2014).