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Center for Media at Risk

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We are in unchartered waters. Political intimidation threatens media practitioners worldwide, and disinformation campaigns destabilize public trust. The Center for Media at Risk offers the chance to strategize in response to threatening political conditions. Knowing how media practitioners work under authoritarian regimes and circumstances of creeping authoritarianism can help free/defend/empower/protect/save the media.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 24: The Eastern Echo and the Umpire

    Contextualizing The Penal Press of Eastern State Penitentiary

  2. Episode 23 - Propaganda, Conspiracies and Search Manipulation

    Episode 23 - Propaganda, Conspiracies and Search Manipulation by Center for Media at Risk

  3. Episode 22 - The Role of Media in Making and Breaking Ukraine’s War Effort

    Over a year into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, how are Ukrainian journalism scholars and media makers thinking about the conflict, and where do they see it going next? Annenberg student and Center for Media at Risk steering committee member Liz Hallgren sits down with the Center's...

  4. Episode 21 - Selective Attention: Artists on Machine Vision and AI

    In the latest installment of the Center for Media at Risk podcast series, doctoral fellow Roopa Vasudevan speaks with Kelsey Halliday Johnson and Lisa Marie Patzer about art, technology and the rapidly changing world of machine intelligence and vision.

  5. Episode 20.1 - Black Matter Philly: Jolie Means Pretty (In French)

    Episode 20.1 - Black Matter Philly: Jolie Means Pretty (In French) by Center for Media at Risk

  6. Episode 19 - How the West Stands in the Way of Syrian Journalism

    Episode 19 - How the West Stands in the Way of Syrian Journalism by Center for Media at Risk

  7. Episode 18 - Afghanistan: What Comes Next?

    Episode 18 - Afghanistan: What Comes Next? by Center for Media at Risk

  8. Episode 17 - Conflict Reporting in Iraq & Somalia

    In this episode, journalists Amanda Sperber and Jack Hewson compare notes on what it’s like to navigate the risks of reporting from Somalia and Iraq respectively, sketching a picture of some of the life of modern freelancing in a conflict. Dealing with militias, learning where it’s safe to stay…

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  9. Episode 16 - COVID in the African Newsroom

    Episode 16 - COVID in the African Newsroom by Center for Media at Risk

  10. Episode 15 - Fearless Speech: Advancing Cyber-Civil Rights

    In this episode, Annenberg doctoral student Sophie Maddocks speaks with leading legal scholar and cyber civil rights advocate Mary Anne Franks, whose 2019 book "The Cult of the Constitution" argues that fundamentalist interpretations of the Constitution elevate certain rights above others.

  11. Episode 14 - Covering Syria

    In this episode, Annenberg PhD Candidate Natacha Yazbeck and award-winning journalist and human rights activist Zaina Erhaim discuss freedom, fear and identity as local journalists covering conflict zones.

  12. Episode 13- Meme Tactics: From Art to Action

    In this episode Annenberg doctoral student Roopa Vasudevan discusses the new “Meme Tactics” art exhibition with two of its curators, Kira Simon-Kennedy and Josue Chavez. Their conversation touches on the value of memes as an amplifier for under-heard and under-represented populations.

  13. Episode 12.3 Gitmo Media: Detainee Diary

    Gitmo Media is a new three-part podcast series that examines how we experience and understand the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and its complex history. Produced by Annenberg PhD candidate Muira McCammon and Center for Media at Risk 2018-2019 postdoctoral fellow Daniel Grinberg the series considers…

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  14. Episode 12.2 Gitmo Media: Visualizing Injustice

    Gitmo Media is a new three-part podcast series that examines how we experience and understand the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and its complex history. Produced by Center for Media at Risk 2018-2019 postdoctoral fellow Daniel Grinberg and Annenberg PhD candidate Muira McCammon the series considers…

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  15. Episode 12.1 Gitmo Media: Documenting Detention

    Gitmo Media is a new three-part podcast series that examines how we experience and understand the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and its complex history. Produced by Center for Media at Risk 2018-2019 postdoctoral fellow Daniel Grinberg and Annenberg PhD candidate Muira McCammon the series considers…

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  16. Episode 11 Stories of Race & Power

    In this episode Annenberg doctoral student Florence Madenga interviews scholar, activist and media producer Chenjerai Kumanyika. Their conversation touches on the ethics of media production and research on and by people of color. They also discuss the challenges and opportunities for addressing...

  17. Episode 10.2 The Authoritarian Playbook

    In this episode, Center for Media at Risk Research Fellow Sebastién Mort and Annenberg doctoral student Jeanna Sybert continue their discussion with Visiting Scholar Ruth Ben-Ghiat about “The Authoritarian Playbook.” From press policies and strategies of repression to personality cults, Ben-Ghiat...

  18. -Episode 10.1 The Authoritarian Playbook

    In this episode, Center for Media at Risk Research Fellow Sebastién Mort and Annenberg doctoral student Jeanna Sybert sit down with Visiting Scholar Ruth Ben-Ghiat to discuss “The Authoritarian Playbook.” From press policies and strategies of repression to personality cults, Ben-Ghiat argues that...

  19. Episode 9 - Representation & Repair

    In this episode, Annenberg alum Nour Halabi talks with Lilie Chouliaraki and Minelle Mahtani, two scholars whose work touches on different aspects of the ethics of representation and care.

  20. Episode 8 - Speaking the Hard Truth to Journalism

    In this episode, doctoral student Florence Madenga interviews NYU professor and press critic Jay Rosen about the state of contemporary journalism and protecting the legitimacy of the American press.

  21. Episode 07 — Form and Function: Art and Artists in East Germany

    Episode 07 — Form and Function: Art and Artists in East Germany by Center for Media at Risk

  22. Episode 06 - The Emmy's After #TimesUp

    In this episode, we’re trying out a new format. We’re calling it an acoustic panel. Doctoral candidate Megan Genovese sent questions to leading leading voices in the ongoing debates around diversity in the entertainment industries. Each respondent sent in a recording of their responses and we’ve...

  23. Episode 05 – The Good, Bad and Ugly on Digital Rights in Tunisia

    In this episode, doctoral student and producer Muira McCammon talks to Afef Abrougui about privacy rights in Tunisia and the role journalists play in unveiling the complexities and paradoxes of internet policy debates in North Africa and beyond.

  24. Episode 04 – Carta Monir Talks Trans Comics

    In this episode, doctoral student and producer Muira McCammon talks to trans cartoonist Carta Monir about her writing process, the fluidity of technology, and the ways in which comics can serve as a welcoming medium for artists with trans, queer, and non-binary identities.

  25. Episode 03 – What In the World Does “Media at Risk” Mean?

    In this episode, doctoral student and producer Muira McCammon talks to five faculty members at the Annenberg School for Communication about what the term “media at risk” means to them. Professor Zelizer gives introductory remarks about how the Center for Media at Risk came to be.

  26. Episode 2 - The Enigmatic Edit Test

    In this episode, doctoral student and producer Muira McCammon interviews freelance journalist, Zoë Beery, about her recent article in the Columbia Journalism Review,a meditation on the history and future of edit tests. Zoë argues that the contradictions of the edit test are a microcosm of bigger...

  27. Episode 1 - Born in the Schuylkill River

    In this episode, doctoral student and producer Muira McCammon sits down with Dr. Paul Farber and Dr. Bethany Wiggin of the Penn Program of Environmental Humanities, a collective of artists, students, scientists, and educators, whose mission is to generate local and global awareness and engagement...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

We are in unchartered waters. Political intimidation threatens media practitioners worldwide, and disinformation campaigns destabilize public trust. The Center for Media at Risk offers the chance to strategize in response to threatening political conditions. Knowing how media practitioners work under authoritarian regimes and circumstances of creeping authoritarianism can help free/defend/empower/protect/save the media.

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