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Cardiff University's free online course on 'Community Journalism: Digital and Social Media' returns, starting on 8 February 2016 The course, delivered by the University's Centre for Community Journalism and hosted by FutureLearn, is open for registration.

J, the protagonist of the hit web series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl , is self-conscious, misanthropic, sarcastic and, yes, awkward.

On the occasion of the first anniversary of the Je fais MTL event, McGill University's Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montreal (CIRM), the Je fais MTL Office and the Montréal, Smart and Dig

Top investigative journalist joins Sussex journalism team One of the UK's foremost investigative journalists, Dr Paul Lashmar , has joined the University of Sussex to lead its growing journalism team.

Stanford's data journalism program blends the power of big data with journalistic training in the craft of storytelling.

"Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed.

Dr Séverine Deneulin , Senior Lecturer in International Development within our Centre for Development Studies, was a major contributor at the second international Human Dignity and Human Development

More García Márquez Resources Explore a sampling of Gabriel García Márquez's archive online , from typescripts to notecards to audio, and see the author's creative process.

Salzburg (SchülerUNI 2015). ,,Wenn wir schon davon reden, dass Russland eigentlich nicht in diesen Krieg involviert ist - was machen die USA eigentlich hier?", asks Sophia, as prime minister leading the negotiations on Russia during the simulation.

Investigative journalists are vulnerable. So far in 2015, 44 journalists have been killed, while in 2014, 61 journalists were killed.

AUSTIN, Texas - The Belo Foundation of Dallas has awarded The University of Texas at Austin $1.5 million to create the Dallas Morning News Journalism Innovation Endowment, a fund to support digital innovation in the Moody College of Communication School of Journalism.

EVENT : News media preview for the opening of the Gabriel García Márquez archive at the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin.

EVENT : News media preview for the opening of the Gabriel García Márquez archive at the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin.

Liberal and conservative voters use gender stereotypes quite differently from one another, according to research by a University of California, Berkeley, political science graduate student that sheds some light on how and why women can effectively run for elected office in the United States.

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's virtual tour affords the visitor 360 degree views of the exhibits and space.

Steven Harkins, a PhD student from the University of Sheffield's Department of Journalism Studies, argues that justice should be the driving force for reporting on the refugee crisis.

Aspiring foreign correspondents from The University of Queensland will head to New Delhi as part of a program that Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Høj hopes will make UQ's School of Communication and Arts a top destination itself.

Milestone report raises concerns on sector's sustainability A leading digital analyst will today issue callsfor greater support and recognition for the UK's hyperlocal media sector, at a major conference on the future of community journalism hosted by Cardiff University.

Analysis: The Beeb, the bias and the bashing By Professor Ivor Gaber , Professor of Journalism at the University of Sussex My entry for the prize for the most unsurprising allegation of 2015 was the

Summer is winding down, but there's still time to see "Highlights and Shadows: Books on Photography from the Reva and David Logan Foundation,” an exhibit that features about 200 of the Bancroft Library's more than 2,000 books by American and European masters of photography. The exhibit  is up in the Bancroft Library Gallery, near the center of the UC Berkeley campus.

Professor Stuart Allan has been appointed Head of the University's School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies Professor Allan joined the University in February 2014 and has published widely in

Louise Bennet (External Relations) 03 9035 5135 0412 975 350 Experts from the University of Melbourne have developed ten key principles of democratic federal reform that will be examined tonight at the 2015 John Button Oration at Melbourne Town Hall.

Hojnacki noted that when business interests back specific, more technical projects, such as funding for the Army's CH-47 helicopter, they draw little opposition and have a better chance at success.

In his Commencement address, journalist Richard Engel urged the Class of 2015 to "Try something new, and then try it again.

Uncivil rhetoric is characterizing this year's presidential campaign. But compared with the comments found on news sites across the country, the Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton campaigns seem rather tame. Online comment sections have become known as places where incivility runs rampant. Many think there is no hope left for comment sections, so there is no reason to try to improve them.

Stanford experts believe the Japanese prime minister must send the right message regarding his country's World War II aggressions in a forthcoming statement on the 70 th anniversary of the global conflict.

Internationally renowned science writer, communicator and exhibition curator Margaret Wertheim, and respected journalist Jim Middleton have been appointed 2015 Vice-Chancellor's Fellows at the University of Melbourne.

An embroidery of the entire Wikipedia article on Magna Carta commissioned by the Ruskin School of Art has been unveiled at the British Library.

A 13 metre-long embroidery which replicates the entire Wikipedia article on Magna Carta which was commissioned by Oxford University's Ruskin School of Art has been unveiled at the British Library.

School of International Relations and Pacific Studies Changes Name to School of Global Policy and Strategy UC San Diego today announced that its globally recognized School of International Relations

Bad news, fans of rational political discourse: A study by an MIT researcher shows that attempts to debunk political rumors may only reinforce their strength. "Rumors are sticky," says Adam Berinsky, a professor of political science at MIT, and author of a paper detailing the study. "Corrections are difficult, and in some cases can even make the problem worse." More specifically, Berinsky found in an experiment concerning the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that rebuttals of political rumors about the supposed existence of "death panels" sometimes increased belief in the myth among the public.

Development Studies at Sussex ranked first in the world The QS University World Rankings, published on Wednesday (29 April), have placed the University of Sussex number one in the world for development studies.

The University of Queensland attracts top academic minds from across the globe, but how does their genius translate to 140 characters or less? To celebrate @UQ_News reaching 13,000 twitter followers, UQ is sharing a list of some of its most engaging academic twitter users.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan visited MIT Monday morning as part of his weeklong trip to the U.S.

What makes a good story? This was the first question posed by moderator David Folkenflik '91, National Public Radio media correspondent, during an April 26 panel discussion on campus on how technological shifts have affected the worlds of media and journalism.

WHO: James McGann, director, University of Pennsylvania Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, and senior lecturer, Lauder Institute U.S. State Department, U.S. Embassy,

Double Degree Master's Program at Freie Universität Berlin and Saint Petersburg State University / Applications Being Accepted through June 15, 2015 For the second time Freie Universität Berlin and t

TEDx University of Birmingham returns for the second year running to celebrate research successes and ideas worth spreading.

Stanford's data-driven journalism program gives students powerful new ways to explore complex stories of public and social significance.

The University of Bristol has led a successful Horizon 2020 bid for a project to evaluate the EU's work in peacebuilding.

Scott Eldridge, Lecturer in Journalism Studies at the University of Sheffield, comments on what Peter Oborne's resignation from the Daily Telegraph tells us about modern journalism. by Scott Eldridge, 19 February 2015, posted on The Conversation As news of Peter Oborne's resignation from The Daily Telegraph went scattering around the internet and as further coverage came in's and articles that evening and the following morning, it became clear that a story of very traditional dynamics of journalism was unfolding.

With Valentine's Day fast approaching, it's easy to get sucked into all the hype about romance. As someone who studies relationships and communication, I can say one trend that's growing is the on-again/off-again relationship between partners, especially among millennials.