As Mental Health Awareness Month kicks off, news and stories about mental health may seem to saturate media outlets. Yet a new report reveals that in top movies, mental health is rarely in the spotlight.
The study, entitled “Mental Health Conditions Across 200 Popular Films” is the second report on...
As Women’s History Month draws to a close, results of a new research report reveal that for women in music, the last decade has been one of insignificant change in the recording studio.
The study , “Inclusion in the Recording Studio?” is the fifth annual report on the music...
Amara Aguilar , associate professor of journalism, centers her teaching and practice on ensuring that stories of Latinx audiences are being served across a number of different platforms.
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As a communication scholar, Jennifer Petersen has long focused on the history of media technologies as they relate to free speech, focusing specifically on how such technologies shape how judges and justices interpret the First Amendment.
“The questions of speech and the press were very simple in the 18th and 19th...
One of the biggest stories in the summer of 2019 revolved around tech-savvy, meme conscious phenom Lil Nas X and his country song, “Old Town Road.” The artist, understanding the power of digital media, uploaded his catchy tune to SoundCloud. The song migrated to TikTok, the popular video app, and unleashed a torrent of teens who recycled the music to create their own content....
The coronavirus pandemic upended the theatrical film market in 2020 and 2021, but despite the industry upheaval, a new report shows that at least a few things haven’t changed in popular films.
The research brief , entitled “Inequality in 1,500 Popular films,” is the latest from...
Su Jung Kim , assistant professor of journalism in the public relations program, studies the dynamics between media users and their media environments. Her research looks at how news organizations can use audience behavior data to understand why users renew or cancel their subscriptions.
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The last two years saw box office chaos, a flurry of commitments from studios to underrepresented communities, and the second-ever woman to win an Academy Award for Best Director. But did 2020 and 2021 bring any true change in the composition of directors working behind the camera? A new study offers insights on where there has been progress and where there’s room to grow alongside the launch...
