A man using a keyboard. Social media popups, including thumbs down emojis and hate speech, are overlaid on top of the photo.

Data dump: Meta killed CrowdTangle. What does it mean for researchers, reporters?

Aug. 23, 2024

Without access to social media data, disinformation and hate speech may get easier to spread—and harder to detect.

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Class acts: CMCI’s new faculty bring new ideas on A.I., identity, culture to Boulder

Aug. 22, 2024

Incoming professors bring an interest in cutting-edge topics at a time when the media landscape is undergoing dramatic change.

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Influential media conference becoming a CMCI showcase

Aug. 14, 2024

With multiple best paper awards, CMCI is building an impressive reputation at the annual AEJMC conference.

Donald Trump scowls as he leaves the stage of the NAJB convention.

In ‘other’ news: Can coverage be balanced when it comes to race, gender?

Aug. 6, 2024

When Donald Trump got the headlines from last week’s NABJ conference, it obscured the lost opportunity for reporters of color to share ideas on how to cover controversial newsmakers.

The Secret Service attempts to shield Donald Trump after he was shot at a rally.

Seeing what develops from an instantly iconic photo

July 15, 2024

A CMCI expert and photojournalist explains what makes the AP photo of Trump being shot so iconic.

An emoji is squeezed by an industrial press in a still from Apple's controversial new ad.

Crushing creativity? That’s one way to think different

June 21, 2024

A creator and scholar says a much-hated Apple ad is standing in for a larger conversation about how tech companies build and deploy A.I.

Illustration of a human hand shaking a digitally generated hand.

Open(AI) and shut: What ChatGPT deals with media outlets mean for the future of news

June 7, 2024

Licensing deals OpenAI signed with The Atlantic and Vox Media have CMCI experts asking questions.

A memorial in Las Vegas, with flowers, balloons, photos and candles, to honor victims of a mass shooting.

No shot: Why we won’t pull the trigger on gun control

May 15, 2024

Following years of high-profile shootings, Chris Vargo expected to find rising public salience around gun control. He didn’t.

Harsha teaching from the front of the room.

The head—and the back—of the class

April 4, 2024

Harsha Gangadharbatla loves the challenge of inspiring students who sit in the last row of the lecture hall. His attention to his craft and his classes led to a prestigious teaching award from the American Academy of Advertising last month.

A Matrix-style eye on a screen.

Virtual homesteaders built an internet of ‘little autocracies.’ Is digital democracy doomed?

Feb. 20, 2024

A new book from Nathan Schneider argues that attempts to impose democracy on the internet have failed for cultural and technical reasons. But what if we used it as a tool to solve these problems?

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