Judy Lubin, PhD, MPH

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Steve Jobs and the Future of Journalism

October 7, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

This post also appears on The Huffington Post Steve Jobs dramatically changed the media landscape with pioneering products that will forever change the way news is consumed and distributed. As I prepare to moderate a panel next week on news and media trends at the National Press Club, I’m pondering the disruptive changes to the […]

Filed Under: Internet & Technology, Media & Society Tagged With: citizen journalism, future of journalism, media, Steve Jobs

Scientific Racism Finds New Life on Psychology Today’s Website

May 16, 2011 By admin 8 Comments

The twitterverse and blogosphere are buzzing over Psychology Today’s publication of a pseudo-scientific article that reports black women are “objectively” less attractive than women of other races (the article has been taken down but can be found here). Satoshi Kanazawa, an evolutionary biologist claims to have found “significant” racial differences in the ratings of female […]

Filed Under: Black Women, Internet & Technology, Media & Society, Pop Culture, Women's Issues Tagged With: black bloggers, black women, images, internet, media, psycholgoy today, racism, science

Scientific Racism Finds New Life on Psychology Today’s Website

May 16, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

The twitterverse and blogosphere are buzzing over Psychology Today’s publication of a pseudo-scientific article that reports black women are “objectively” less attractive than women of other races (the article has been taken down but can be found here). Satoshi Kanazawa, an evolutionary biologist claims to have found “significant” racial differences in the ratings of female […]

Filed Under: Black Women, Internet & Technology, Media & Society, Pop Culture, Women's Issues Tagged With: black bloggers, black women, images, internet, media, psycholgoy today, racism, science

New Media: Stimulating Creativity or Just Repackaging the Old?

April 23, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

The opportunity to challenge traditional means of knowledge production and distribution appeals more to those outside of the structures of authority (e.g., academy, government). New media allow the masses to redefine what is creative and what is deemed valuable, and therefore worthy of continued circulation, discussion, and distribution. This of course, is not without its pitfalls–offensive, racist or sexist material may be “voted” up and legitimated through the “wisdom of the crowd”.

Filed Under: Internet & Technology, Media & Society Tagged With: academia, creativity, geek, government, media, new media, technology

Missing Girls Shouldn’t Be Missing From The Media

January 25, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Why isn’t the national media covering the story of missing 17-year old Phylicia Barnes? Barnes dissappeared in Baltimore in late December. Local authorities suspect foul play. They also suspect that the lack of media coverage of Barnes’ dissaperance is largely due to race.

Filed Under: Black Women, Blog, Media & Society Tagged With: black, media, media justice, phylicia barnes

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