Interview

Preview: Dark Side of Tech: Surveillance and Propaganda

Picture this: you’re surfing Twitter or Facebook to fill the boredom in your day. You may also shop on Amazon for the latest deals on home accessories. Suddenly, you come across a post that details inflammatory information on a sensitive topic. Feeling morally obliged to spread the word, you share it on your social media […]

Weekly News Roundup February 11-17

Ariana Grande Says “thank u, next” to Her Fourth #1 Album Ariana Grande’s fifth album “thank u, next” (her second in less than six months) debuted this week at #1 on the Billboard 200 (last August, “sweetener” also debuted at #1). Not only did she have two records debut at the top of the charts […]

Comedy for News Interview: Jason Meier

  Jason Meier, the Director of Student Engagement and Leadership at Emerson College, was able to take part in a very interesting debate panel discussing the role of comedy and taking things too far. Alongside other panelists with a journalism, education and comedian background, this group spent their time discussing how comedy is used in […]

Panel Recap: Driving Audience: If You Build It, They Will Not Come

Audiences drive nearly every business in every industry. Engaging these audiences through advertising is not enough and therefore creative, successful content is necessary to increase engagement with a brand. With perspectives from different aspects of content and from different companies- The New York Times, Google, Timehop, and Huge. This panel helped share the approaches other […]

Interview with Sama'an Ashrawi: Writer, Producer, Creative Director

I’m really into creating intersections where they never existed before.” – Sama’an Ashrawi Sama’an Ashrawi wears many hats. He’s a writer, producer, and creative director for many different projects. He runs a site called Smntcs.com, which covers different genres of music and other entertainment categories. Ashrawi was interviewed by Darian Harvin, who runs a podcast called, […]