by Emma Fleming | Jun 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
This living document is meant to be a resource for academics, educators, funders, artists, and community organizers who aspire to forge partnerships and leverage communal assets. Ultimately, we hope this guide will inspire continued growth in Philadelphia’s thriving...
by Emma Fleming | Apr 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
In the poster for the Media, Inequality, and Change (MIC) Center’s launch event, a large black crack tears apart a white expanse. It represents the theme of the two-day symposium, “Confronting Inequality: Reimagining the Future of Journalism and Work.” This crack is...
by Emma Fleming | Mar 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
New digital technologies are remaking the way we live, changing the way passengers and goods move, and altering the way we connect with services. Today, as throughout history, just as new technology offers both hope for a better future, it also presents challenges to...
by Emma Fleming | Mar 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Media, Inequality & Change (MIC) Center is pleased to present “Dynamic Exploits: The Science of Worker Control in the On-Demand Economy(link is external),” by Aaron Shapiro, MIC Center postdoctoral research fellow. On-demand service platforms...
by Emma Fleming | Jan 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Media, Inequality and Change (MIC) Center at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication and Rutgers University’s School of Communication and Information has received a Philadelphia News Ecosystem Collaboration Grant from the...
by Emma Fleming | Nov 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
MIC Co-Directors Victor Pickard and Todd Wolfson pen new essay in Media Theory discussing Edward S. Herman’s antifascist intellectual roots, his media criticism and his activism in Philadelphia. View Essay
by Emma Fleming | Sep 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
MIC Co-Director Victor Pickard and Annenberg PhD Candidate Pawel Popiel author a new report for the Benton Foundation on FCC Commissioner Michael Copps and his ‘Media Democracy Agenda.’ Foreword by former FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn. View Report
by Emma Fleming | Jun 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
This week, eight doctoral students in Communication will begin summer fellowships with government and policy organizations, thanks to the Consortium on Media Policy Studies (COMPASS). For more than a decade, this consortium of Communication doctoral programs has...
by Emma Fleming | May 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
The wealthiest 1% of Americans own nearly 40% of the nation’s wealth, while the bottom 90% of families hold less than a quarter of it. Fewer and fewer corporations have more and more control over the content of American media. Tech companies like Uber, Postmates, and...
by Emma Fleming | May 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dr. Victor Pickard pens article in The Nation, calling for a new social contract with Internet giants like Facebook and a broader, bolder vision for what Facebook owes society in return for the incredible power it’s been allowed to accumulate. View...
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