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Last Thursday, Journalism + Design and the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism at CUNY hosted “The Hunt for News Products of the Future,” an evening of conversation Aron Pilhofer,...
View Article“On the Media” features highlights from our panel on satirical news
If the court jester — who always seemed able to speak truth to the king — has a modern-day equivalent, it might be the creators of the satirical programs that... The post “On the Media” features...
View ArticleIrwin Chen on Kleptocrat and Using Games to Explain Corruption
Journalism + Design’s Irwin Chen will speak on a panel on November 27 about the new iPhone game Kleptocrat, which puts the player in the shoes of a corrupt public official,... The post Irwin Chen on...
View ArticleOur Reading List on Addictive Technology and Persuasive Design
As venture capitalists and former tech execs speak out about social media addiction, designers are facing ethical questions about their work. Journalism + Design is hosting a discussion about...
View ArticleNir Eyal on Persuasive vs. Coercive Technology
Nir Eyal’s 2013 book, “Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products,” is a study of consumer behavior that grew out of interviews with Silicon Valley firms and psychologists at Stanford University.......
View ArticleTechnology, Addiction, and Time Well Spent
Time Well Spent, the nonprofit started by repentant persuasive technologist Tristan Harris, has launched the Center for Humane Technology, a group that includes tech CEOs, investors, scholars, and...
View ArticleTelling ‘Stories’ on Social Media
For journalists and news organizations, social media can be irksome. The platforms are in constant flux: an updated algorithm or a new product can appear out of nowhere, suddenly upending... The post...
View ArticleAP Puts Experiments on View at Matter’s Demo Day
It’s not often that members of legacy news organizations have the chance to step away from the daily churn to reflect on what they do and imagine new ways to... The post AP Puts Experiments on View at...
View Article“Fail Often”: Journalism Professors Get A Crash Course In Design
By plane, train, and ferry, 12 professors of Journalism and English made their way to New York City on June 19 to participate in a two-day design and systems thinking... The post “Fail Often”:...
View ArticleCrime Reporting Needs To Be Reformed. Enter Systems Thinking
When City Bureau, a civic media organization based in Chicago’s South Side, and The Center for Media Engagement, a research initiative of the University of Texas at Austin, surveyed people... The post...
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