We examine how our scholars and practitioners help shape and communicate the world of celebrity.
On March 20, musician Josh Groban hosted one of the first Billboard Live At-Home music sessions. Dressed casually in an Interlochen Center of the Arts baseball cap and sitting up...
Throughout his 14-year career at CNN , correspondent Nick Valencia has seen more than his share of bad days. The devastation of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, the anguish of the Mother Emmanuel church shooting in Charleston, the unrest in Atlanta after the killing of George Floyd by police...
Ashley Williams is on her fourth Zoom call of the day pitching her digital content-creation platform, RIZZARR, to potential investors. “Every company has become a media company in some way, but brands struggle to create content that resonates with younger generations,” she says to two investors from a Midwest venture capital firm that focuses on online marketplaces and software as a service...
Telling powerful stories of trauma, loss and injustice can drive social change.
The world knows that George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25 because the crime was recorded on a smartphone. When the video footage became public, it sparked outrage and protest. Beginning in Minneapolis, then across the United States and around the world, hundreds of thousands...
Life changes in a blink — in the flash of a thought, or within the sweep of a gesture. Nate Howard , executive director of Movement BE , a San Diego-based nonprofit and online platform serving vulnerable youth, knows this truth all too well.
In 2013, Howard was a senior studying...
An exploration of culture and identity through a fusion of skateboards with traditional Iranian art.
Art has the ability to transcend national borders and language barriers, giving it a unique power to generate empathy. Any piece of art has this power, whether it be a painting, a sculpture, a photograph — or a skateboard deck.
While I was earning my...
Emmanuel Martinez freely admits to something that would have been shocking in the world of journalism not too long ago: He’s good at math.
When Megan Jordan travels overseas, packing for her digital life can be tricky. She leaves her personal cellphone and computer at home, and carries only work devices stripped of sensitive data. And when she visits a hotel’s gym, she steers clear of anyone working out nearby because they could potentially download her data.