Tag: news coverage

Reading List for National Academies' "Science of Science Communication" Lecture on the Media & Science Policy Debates

3 days ago

Matthew C. Nisbet in Age of Engagement

On Tuesday, May 22, I will be delivering a lecture as part of the National Academies' Sackler Colloquium on the "Science of Science Communication," reviewing the role of the media in science policy debates. Below I have included a reading list specific to key subjects covered. Overviews on ... Read More
Food Stamp President? The Science of Why Gingrich's Race-Tinged Label Sticks

4 months ago

Matthew C. Nisbet in Age of Engagement

In Monday's GOP primary debate, Newt Gingrich earned praise from conservatives while drawing justifiable anger from many for his labeling of Barack Obama as the "food stamp president." As the former Speaker of the House told moderator Juan Williams: "I’m going to continue to find ways to help poor ... Read More
Film About Occupy LA Debuts at YouTube

5 months ago

Matthew C. Nisbet in Age of Engagement

Social protest may be the most difficult type of event for journalists to cover, especially when the protest offers few visible leaders or concrete policy goals and when much of the movement's voice is coordinated across social media and other information technologies. As a result, coverage and ... Read More
The HPV Vaccine Debate: Why News Organizations Need to Carefully Consider Coverage Decisions

6 months ago

Matthew C. Nisbet in Age of Engagement

--Guest post by Brittany Noble, American University graduate student. The digital age continues to change news media and the way the public receives information. As a leading example, Americans are increasingly turning to news organizations for information related to the healthcare industry. In ... Read More
Overcoming Compassion Fatigue: Lessons Learned from News Coverage of Famine

6 months ago

Matthew C. Nisbet in Age of Engagement

--Guest post by Kristen Moses, American University graduate student. On July 20, 2011, the UN declared a famine in two regions of southern Somalia due to the worst drought in decades. However, such declarations are not uncommon in the Horn of Africa. A famine was declared in Ethiopia in 2000, in ... Read More

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About Age of Engagement

1329 Posts since 2006

Age of Engagement examines research and trends related to communication, culture and public affairs. AoE is written and edited by Matthew Nisbet, Associate Professor of Communication and Director of the Climate Shift Project at American University, Washington D.C. At American, Nisbet teaches courses in the Doctoral program in Media, Technology and Democracy and the MA programs in Public Communication and Political Communication with students from these courses contributing guest posts to AoE. Nisbet previously wrote the influential blog Framing Science. All of the Framing Science posts are archived here.