Journalism

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PCIM presents Egyptian singer/activist Ramy Essam Tuesday, February 19 at 3:30pm in Textor 103.

The Park Center for Independent Media presents

Ramy Essam is an activist and singer, who rose to prominence as a “Voice of the Revolution” in Egypt in 2011. He is visiting Ithaca with The Clarke Initiative for Law & Development in the Middle East & North Africa and PCIM will host him on Tuesday February 19 at 3:30pm in Textor 103.

Ramy will perform and speak with students about his life, about current events in Egypt, and answer any questions from students. His sessions will be a mix of lecture, interview, live music and a Q&A.

More about Ramy:

Egypt’s rock musician Ramy Essam exploded into international fame and has often been referred to as the real voice of the Egyptian revolution in 2011. During the height of the uprising, he performed in front of millions of people in Tahrir Square, and his music became the soundtrack of a whole generation of his countrymen and women struggling for a better life and a more just society.

Ramy Essam is considered to be one of the loudest voices for the young generation in Egypt and its struggle for a progressive and modern society. He has become an international symbol of social activism and a beacon of uncommon bravery in the Middle East.

His song Irhal (voted #3 song that changed history/Time Out London) in which he demands the resignation of then-ruler Hosni Mubarak, is referred to as the real anthem of the revolution.

But fame came with a heavy price. Ramy experienced brutal torture and arrests that were meant to silence his voice. His songs were banned and he was forbidden to perform publicly. He resolved to come out even stronger against oppression, saying “In the revolution I was born again. The struggle became the purpose of my life.”

Today Ramy lives in Sweden in exile where he continues to speak out as an ambassador of the Egyptian revolution with songs about gender equality, freedom, social justice, equity, health care, minority rights, education and peace.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodation should contact Brandy Hawley at bhawley@ithaca.edu or 607-274-3590 as soon as possible.

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Park Center for Independent Media: Nominations are now open for the Izzy Award 

From PCIM:

Nominations are now open for the Izzy Award — the annual honor for outstanding achievement in independent media named after legendary journalist I.F. “Izzy” Stone and presented by the Park Center for Independent Media at Ithaca College.

This year’s Izzy Award will be given for work published, broadcast or posted in 2018 by an independent media outlet, journalist or producer. The award may relate to a single piece or a body of work. Journalists, academics and the public at large may submit nominations by the January 31, 2019, deadline. The winner will be announced early next spring, with an award ceremony to follow in April 2019.

Nominations should be submitted via a brief email (250 words or less) that includes supporting web links (no more than six) and/or attached materials to Brandy Hawley at bhawley@ithaca.edu.

For more information on the Izzy Award, visit www.ithaca.edu/indy/izzy.

Past winners include Amy Goodman, Jeremy Scahill, Naomi Klein, John Carlos Frey, Glenn Greenwald and independent news sources such as “City Limits” and “Mother Jones.”

Izzy Award winners are chosen by a panel of independent judges with expertise in independent media.

Launched in 2008 and located within Ithaca College’s Roy H. Park School of Communications, the Park Center for Independent Media is a national center focusing on media outlets that create and distribute content outside traditional corporate systems and news organizations.

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Circulating Ideas Podcast: potential partnerships between librarians and journalists

Posted to my listserv by Troy A. Swanson, PhD MLISm Library Department Chair,Teaching & Learning Librarian, Moraine Valley Community College 9/25/18 (I bolded the latest podcast on the Know News Symposium):

I am excited to send along the link to an interview I did with Dr. Laura Saunders from the School of School of Library & Information Science at Simmons University. We discuss the Know News Symposium and the potential partnerships between librarians and journalists.

This is part of a series of interviews on the Circulating Ideas podcast on libraries and fake news. I have pasted the previous interviews below as well.

  • Fake News, Journalists, & Librarians: The Know News Symposium, Circulating Ideas episode 141, https://bit.ly/2zrS0kc
  • Fake News, Higher Education, and Librarianship, Circulating Ideas episode 139, Nicole Cook, https://bit.ly/2wp09UN
  • Fake News and Social Media Analytics, Circulating Ideas episode 123: Nathan Carpenter: http://bit.ly/2AO6rhD
  • Fake News and the Psychology of the Brain, Circulating Ideas episode 116: Laura Lauzen-Collins: http://bit.ly/2w2rXvd
  • Fake News, Information Literacy and Teaching College Students, Circulating Ideas episode 113: William Badke: http://bit.ly/2tKF5J6
  • Fake News, Journalism and Libraries, Circulating Ideas episode 108 Interview with Jeremy Shermak: http://bit.ly/2pZpm5z
  • Fake News, Information Literacy and Epistemology, Circulating Ideas episode 104 Interview with Lane Wilkinson: http://bit.ly/2lYW0T7

Please share where appropriate. Thanks for listening.

Troy

 

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Emmy nod: All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

In the category of, “Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary,”  All Governments Lie received an Emmy nomination!

Ithacans can borrow DVD 11156 from the IC Library.

From an email from Jeff Cohen:

Breaking news: An EMMY AWARD nomination has been earned by a documentary I co-produced — “All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception and the Spirit of I.F. Stone.” The movie was directed by Fred Peabody of Vancouver and celebrates independent media heroes from Amy Goodman and Nermeen Shaikh to Jeremy Scahill and Glenn Greenwald, from the Young Turks to Michael Moore and John Carlos Frey and the legendary I.F. Stone. Our doc was telecast by the STARZ cable channel; it’s nominated in the “Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary” category.

https://allgovernmentslie.com/

For list of Emmy nominees, click on word doc or PDF here: http://emmyonline.com/news_39th_nominations

 

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ALA ACRL EBSS ERCS – Library Resources for Communication Studies (LRCS) now live

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Knight Foundation: new report from #knightcomm research on trust, media and democracy

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Democracy Fund: Report: strategies and impact of half a decade of philanthropic investment aimed at increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in journalism

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Digital News Report 2018 (Reuters, U of Oxford)

Overview from the website:

Overview
This year’s report reveals new insights about digital news consumption based on a YouGov survey of over 74,000 online news consumers in 37 countries including the US and UK.

The report focuses on the issues of trust and misinformation, new online business models, the impact of changing Facebook algorithms and the rise of new platforms and messaging apps

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US Dept of State: LIVE Thursday, May 3 at 8:00 a.m. ET on FB: discussion “Fact or Fiction in the Digital Age”

I’ll not join in as I’m not in FB:

Join us LIVE Thursday, May 3 at 8:00 a.m. ET 
on https://www.facebook.com/stateDRL for a discussion ”Fact or Fiction in the Digital Age”

On May 3, World Press Freedom Day, a panel of media experts will take part in a Facebook Live webchat to discuss the importance of media literacy in today’s fragmented news and information landscape. The panelists will highlight ways that educators and students can develop their skills in understanding the credibility of media sources and recognizing and challenging fake news.

The experts will answer viewer questions and provide links to resources. And students, educators, and journalists will also be able to share their own experiences with media literacy in the comments section.

We hope you can join the conversation. #WPFD2018

Panelists’ bios:

Jennifer Thomas is an assistant professor of broadcast journalism at Howard University. She is a veteran broadcast journalist whose career spans more than 25 years in network and local news. Most recently, she was an executive producer for CNN Headline News, and a news producer for CNN. Thomas is also founder of MediaReady Consulting LLC, a media training, marketing, and communications consulting service.

Geysha Gonzalez is the associate director for the Eurasia Center at the Atlantic Council. Her areas of expertise include disinformation campaigns, digital disinformation, and media literacy. Previously, Gonzalez worked at Freedom House, where she covered issues related to digital and physical security for human rights defenders, as well as authoring work on the rise of modern dictatorships.

Anthony Shop is co-founder and chief strategy officer of Social Driver, an award-winning digital agency. An entrepreneur and pioneer in the field of digital marketing and social media, Shop’s innovative approaches to digital media focus on the intersection of marketing and technology. Prior to founding Social Driver, Anthony served as press secretary for a top U.S. congressional race and as a journalist. He was also the first new media professional elected to the National Press Club’s Board of Governors.

Moderator: Jessi Hollis McCarthy (Outreach Educator) has been a teacher with the Newseum since July 2016. She has a bachelor’s degree in art history with a minor in archaeology from Boston University and is currently pursuing graduate work in Museum Studies through the Harvard Extension School. Prior to joining the Newseum, Hollis McCarthy worked teaching and developing education programming for living history museums. Her passion is using history and the material remains of culture as a tool to start conversations about the world we live in today.

Date: 05/02/2018 Description: Slate for DRL Facebook Live event on 'Fact or Fiction in the Digital Age'; #WPFD2018; May 3, 8am EDT; facbook.com/StateDRL. - State Dept Image

 

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April 2nd is International Fact-Checking Day #FactCheckIt

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Ari Berman (MoJo): Walking & talking about democracy & the Census — watch!

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