Media, Law & Policy
CBS News and Stations Partner with Newhouse School to Explore Challenges of Navigating Misinformation, Disinformation
CBS News and Stations is partnering with the Newhouse School to explore the growing challenges of navigating misinformation and disinformation. Two days of programming that focus on questions about how to discern truth from falsehood begin Jan. 30, when CBS…
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 ’25 and Marlana Bianchi ’24 walked across…
What Is the Legacy of the ‘Fall’ 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’s physical presence is diminished, the “fall” of…
Biden, Harris and Trump Campaigns Responsible for More Than 6B Ad Impressions Combined on Meta in ’24 Campaign
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 ’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’s 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….
‘It’s a Hard Call’: Professor Sabrina Butler Discusses Process Addictions, Smartphones and School Bans
Across the United States, school administrators, parents, and students—as well as public health officials, attorneys, and teachers unions—are debating whether or not to limit or even ban the use of smartphones and similar devices in schools “from the first to…