Features and Press Releases

March 20^th 2011

Media Piracy in Emerging Economies

March 4^th 2010

New SSRC/FCC Study: Lack of Broadband Access a Barrier to Socio-Economic Opportunity

March 4^th 2010

Broadband Adoption in Low-Income Communities

June 19^th 2008

SSRC Announces Grants Totaling $210,000 for Seven Media and Communications Projects

September 18^th 2007

SSRC Announces Grants Totaling $180,000 for Six Media and Communications Projects

All news items related to Media & Communications

Programs and Projects

Broadband Adoption in Low-Income Communities

Stories from the field create a better understanding of barriers to broadband adoption

Culture, Creativity, and Information Technology

Digital Media and Learning

Investigating how digital media are changing the way young people learn

Media Research Hub

Media, Technology, and Culture

Strengthening policy and participation in the digital economy

Necessary Knowledge for a Democratic Public Sphere

Building a culture of collaboration between media research and media reform

SSRC Experts

Craig Calhoun

University Professor
Expertise: Higher Education, Humanitarianism, Media & Communications, Renewing the Public, Social Movements, U.S. Society
Location: USA

Joe Karaganis

Program Director
Expertise: Literature, Film, the Arts, Media & Communications, Renewing the Public, Science & Technology

Diana R. Rhoten

Program Director
Expertise: Higher Education, K-12 Education, Media & Communications, Science & Technology

About the SSRC

The Social Science Research Council is an independent, nonprofit international organization founded in 1923. It nurtures new generations of social scientists, fosters innovative research, and mobilizes necessary knowledge on important public issues.