Category: MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY
Can VR Teach Racial Empathy?
1,000 Cut Journey’ is an immersive virtual reality experience in which the viewer becomes Michael Sterling, a black man, encountering racism as a youn [...]
Black Panther Will Be the First Film Shown in Saudi Arabian Cinemas in 35 Years
Black Panther will break Saudi Arabia’s 35-year long cinema ban, becoming the first film publicly shown in theaters in the conservative gulf kingdom s [...]
AI Startup Seeks to Create Unbiased News by Combining Human Intuition With Algorithm-based Research
It’s hard to trust the news in 2018. People rely on non-biased reporting from journalists. If it’s not tainted local news coloring people’s opinions, [...]
Macron on how AI will shape the future, and threaten democracy
Technology has a powerful influence on our identity and society. In a fascinating interview with Wired's Nicholas Thompson, French president Emmanuel [...]
Why It’s So Important for Kids to see Diverse TV and Movie Characters
Television continues to be the main source of media consumption for kids.
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Julie Dobrow, Tufts University; Calvin Gidney, [...]
Sources Shared on Twitter: A Case Study on Immigration
An analysis of 9.7 million tweets reveals that news organizations played the largest role in which content was linked to compared with other informati [...]
Master of None’s Lena Waithe: ‘If you come from a poor background, TV becomes what you dream about’
The Emmy-winning star of Master of None is one of the most sought-after new voices in Hollywood. Ahead of her new US drama The Chi, she talks about gr [...]
The Way We Tell the Story of Hollywood Sexual Assault and Harassment Matters
Hollywood women who have spoken out against sexual harassment.
Sarah L. Cook, Georgia State University
Reporter Paula Froelich claims she once obs [...]
The Real Star Wars Universe
The latest entry in the Star Wars saga, The Last Jedi, is due to released in the U.S. on December 15. In anticipation of the film, we at Statista have [...]
Instagram’s Biggest Sports Stars – Who do you Identify With?
According to analysis by InfluencerDB, when it comes to sports stars on Instagram, there are two clear winners - Cristiano Ronaldo, and soccer itself. [...]