Media, Law & Policy
IDJC Launches Fellows Program for Thought Leaders in Journalism and Public Affairs
The Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship (IDJC) has launched the IDJC Visiting Fellows program, giving experts in the fields of journalism, politics and public affairs an opportunity to deeply explore topics of interest with the support of an academic…
How 2 Newhouse Students Won the Top Student Creative Advertising Award in the World
This is part one of a two-part series documenting the first time Newhouse creative advertising students won the Cannes Future Lions Grand Prix. In June 2024, Newhouse School creative advertising students Molly Egan 鈥25 and Marlana Bianchi 鈥24 walked across…
What Is the Legacy of the 鈥楩all鈥 of the Berlin Wall 35 Years On?
Thirty-five years since it was breached by East Germans after ongoing protests and a bureaucratic mixup, the once-imposing Berlin Wall has been reduced to only remnants of its former self. Although the wall鈥檚 physical presence is diminished, the 鈥渇all鈥 of…
Biden, Harris and Trump Campaigns Responsible for More Than 6B Ad Impressions Combined on Meta in 鈥24 Campaign聽
The Biden, Harris and Trump campaigns are responsible for more than 6 billion ad impressions combined on Meta Platforms during the 2024 presidential election, according to a new ElectionGraph analysis. Another 5 billion impressions came from 4,377 Facebook pages that…
Newhouse Student’s Solution to AI Misinformation Wins Clio Award
In an era when artificial intelligence floods our social media feeds with content that makes the fake seem real, how are people supposed to discern what is true? Creative advertising student Brooke Hirsch 鈥24 came up with a solution to…
Newhouse Professor Anthony Adornato Named Fulbright Specialist to Kosovo
Anthony Adornato, an associate professor of broadcast and digital journalism (BDJ) in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, has been named a Fulbright Specialist to train journalists in Kosovo on best practices for reporting across platforms. The BDJ department…
Colleen Heflin Appointed to Committee on National Statistics
Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs, has been appointed to a three-year term on the Committee on National Statistics at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The committee鈥檚 mission is to provide advice to the…
Maxwell Honors 9 Students With Centennial Scholar Awards
While pursuing a dual degree in policy studies and environment, sustainability and policy, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs undergraduate Mariana Zepeda has taken advantage of opportunities to gain experience outside the classroom and better the lives of others….
鈥業t鈥檚 a Hard Call鈥: Professor Sabrina Butler Discusses Process Addictions, Smartphones and School Bans
Across the United States, school administrators, parents, and students鈥攁s well as public health officials, attorneys, and teachers unions鈥攁re debating whether or not to limit or even ban the use of smartphones and similar devices in schools 鈥渇rom the first to…
History Ph.D. Candidate Honored With Guggenheim Scholars Award
History Ph.D. candidate Ian Glazman-Schillinger has been awarded a prestigious Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Emerging Scholars award to continue his dissertation research on late 20th-century hate movements. Glazman-Schillinger, in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, is one of…