Northwestern Qatar Podcast

Marwan M. Kraidy, dean and CEO of Northwestern Qatar, hosts global communication scholar Andrea Medrado in conversation on the sidelines of the NU-Q Lecture on the Global South at Northwestern University in Qatar, hosted on November 5, 2025.

Professor Spencer Striker and co-host Alessandra El Chanti talk with Dr. John Gibbs, Professor at the University of Georgia, CEO of Artimatic Inc., and influential YouTube futurist “Dr. Know-It-All”, about the future of teaching creativity in the age of AI. They explore the assessment crisis in AI-assisted classrooms, the “creative paradox” of machines mimicking mastery, and which skills still matter for the next generation of designers.This episode is produced by the Artificial Intelligence and Media Lab at Northwestern Qatar and funded by the Alumnae Award for Curriculum Innovation.

Ilhem Allagui, professor and director of the Journalism and Strategic Communication Program, and Anto Mohsin, assistant professor in the Liberal Arts Program at Northwestern University in Qatar, sit down with Mark Graham, professor of Internet Geography at the University of Oxford, to unpack the often unseen human labor behind artificial intelligence.Graham, who leads the Fairwork Project, an action-research initiative that has driven hundreds of policy and industry changes to improve conditions for millions of workers, shares insights from his latest book, Feeding the Machine, which exposes the people and systems fueling AI’s rapid growth.This episode is produced by Scheherazade Safla-Gaffoor, assistant professor in the Journalism and Strategic Communication Program, and edited by student producer Juyoung Kim ’26.

In this episode of the Rawabet series, William Youmans, visiting associate professor in residence at Northwestern University in Qatar, joins Tanja Bosch, professor of media studies and production at the Centre for Film and Media Studies at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, to explore the evolving role of social media influencers and self-media in journalism. They discuss how these new forms of media are transforming the journalistic landscape, particularly in the Global South, and the implications for traditional media practices and audience engagement.This podcast series is based on discussions from Rawabet conference, “⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Journalism in the Global South: Expanding Epistemological Frameworks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠” held on February 9-10, 2025.

In this episode of the Rawabet series, Walid Al-Saqaf, associate professor at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, joins Assistant Professor Claudia Kozman to examine the ethical integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in journalism education, with a particular focus on its implications for the Global South. They explore how AI can be responsibly incorporated into journalism curricula and its potential to reshape the field in the region.This podcast series is based on discussions from Rawabet conference, “⁠⁠⁠⁠Journalism in the Global South: Expanding Epistemological Frameworks⁠⁠⁠⁠” held on February 9-10, 2025.

In this episode of the Rawabet series, Professor Hanan Badr from the University of Salzburg joins Associate Professor Ibrahim Abusharif to explore the ontological and epistemological foundations of journalism, with a focus on the Global South. The discussion examines how these foundations influence journalism practices and their evolution in the region.This podcast series is based on discussions from Rawabet conference, “⁠⁠⁠Journalism in the Global South: Expanding Epistemological Frameworks⁠⁠⁠” held on February 9-10, 2025.

In this episode of the Rawabet series, Professor Kalyani Chadha from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism joins Assistant Professor Scheherazade Safla-Gaffoor to explore the evolving role of independent journalists, freelancers, and non-profit media organizations in shaping the future of journalism. They discuss how these entities are navigating the challenges of the modern media landscape while redefining traditional practices.This podcast series is based on discussions from Rawabet conference, “⁠⁠Journalism in the Global South: Expanding Epistemological Frameworks⁠⁠” held on February 9-10, 2025.

In this episode of the Rawabet series, journalist and author Zahra Hankir joins Professor Ilhem Allagui to discuss how women in the Global South are reshaping media spaces, creating independent platforms, and challenging traditional power structures in journalism.This podcast series is based on discussions from Rawabet conference, “⁠Journalism in the Global South: Expanding Epistemological Frameworks⁠” held on February 9-10, 2025.

In this episode of the Rawabet series, Professor Silvio Waisbord and Associate Professor Eddy Borges-Rey discuss the evolving epistemological frameworks of journalism in the Global South, examining how historical and contemporary influences shape practices, research, and knowledge production, challenging dominant narratives.This podcast series is based on discussions from Rawabet conference, “⁠Journalism in the Global South: Expanding Epistemological Frameworks⁠” held on February 9-10, 2025.

NU-Q Podcats’ Rawabet series explores critical discussions on media, journalism, and communication in the Global South. Northwestern Qatar faculty and global experts examine the evolution of journalism beyond traditional Western-centric models, addressing themes such as decolonizing journalism, feminist journalism and entrepreneurship, social media influencers and self-media, and AI in journalism education.This podcast series is based on discussions from Rawabet conference, “Journalism in the Global South: Expanding Epistemological Frameworks” held on February 9-10, 2025.