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Business Insider

Fake News and Twitter Fights, Can They Continue?

Friday, September 22, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Social media has been the battle ground between political and social fights between between left and right-wing advocates and provocateurs.  iSchool Professor Jeff Hemsley was quoted in a Business Insider article on this topic, and why member of the far-right…

Health & Society

Kaya Oakes to Present Borgognoni Lecture Oct. 9

Friday, September 22, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

People under 50 increasingly distrust institutions and “don’t like the ways in which politics and religion get tied together,” says Kaya Oakes, an author, journalist and writing teacher at the University of California, Berkeley. She will deliver the Joseph and…

Media, Law & Policy

AFAR Magazine Co-Founder Will Speak at Newhouse Sept. 20

Monday, September 18, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Joe Diaz, co-founder of AFAR magazine, will visit the Newhouse School Sept. 20 as a guest of the Magazine Department Speaker Series. He will speak at 5:30 p.m. in the I-3 Center, 432 Newhouse 3. Follow on Twitter at #MagSpeakSU….

Media, Law & Policy

Perhaps this enormous and dangerous breach of data will spur Congress to take long-awaited action

Friday, September 15, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

William Snyder, a professor at Syracuse University College of Law and an expert on issues of cybersecurity, offers insight on the recent Equifax data breach. “For many years, Congress has considered data breach notification legislation to regulate who must be…

Campus & Community

Bring Your Sneakers to Chancellor’s CBT 5K Run, Walk and Roll Sept. 15

Monday, September 11, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Runners and walkers are invited to take part in the Coming Back Together (CBT) reunion’s Chancellor’s 5K Run, Walk and Roll on Friday, Sept. 15. The event is a fundraiser for the Undergraduate Black/Hispanic Endowed Scholarship, which is part of…

Wall Street Journal

Hogan’s Lawyer Set To Take On Jezebel

Thursday, September 7, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Fresh off a victory in the Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker case, lawyer Charles J. Harder is set to clash in a defamation case with Jezebel, a publication formerly under the Gawker wing. Harder is representing Gregory Scherick in the libel…

Media, Law & Policy

This is a Wake-Up Call to Mark Zuckerberg

Thursday, September 7, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Syracuse, NY…Syracuse University social media expert Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor at the Newhouse School, is available for comment on the news that a Russian firm used Facebook ads during the 2016 election in order to target voters. “I hope that this is…

Arts & Culture

Creative Writing Program Achieves New Peak of Success

Wednesday, September 6, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Members of the top-ranked program, based in the Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, are celebrating a raft of honors, awards and new publications.

Voice of America

Why Do We Take Selfies? Professor Chock Knows.

Sunday, September 3, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

In the new digital age, selfies have become an integral part of the lives of many. Researchers at the Newhouse School aimed to answer as to just why so many people are taking these photos in their daily lives. Makana…

Media, Law & Policy

NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Ron Meyer to Speak at Newhouse School Sept. 11

Friday, September 1, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Ron Meyer will visit the Newhouse School Monday, Sept. 11. He will discuss “The Role of Media in Society” in conversation with Professor Tula Goenka at 1 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3. Meyer is…