Overview
The SSRC's Media & Democracy program seeks to understand the evolving relationship between media, technology, and democratic life. The program supports research on how innovations in media technology affect democratic practices, and places these changes in broader historical and cultural contexts. Building bridges across disciplines and industries, the program works to consolidate an otherwise fragmented field of media scholars and practitioners.
In pursuit of these goals, the Media & Democracy program organizes workshops, public events, and open forums that inspire new ideas at the intersection of media, technology, and democracy.
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Program Components
News
View all →READ | Sarah J. Jackson, David Karpf, and the Media & Democracy program’s Mike Miller revisit predictions – pessimistic and optimistic – that journalists, entrepreneurs, and others had for the internet in its early days, and shed light on the digital age’s present and future shortcomings.
EVENT | Join us for “The Myth of the Media: Historicizing Journalism’s Role in American Democracy,” 6:30pm at the Brooklyn Historical Society. RSVP:
READ | “Online Campaign Contributions in US Politics: A Conversation,” Media & Democracy program officer Mike Miller discusses the trajectory of campaign financing in recent elections with Ciara Torres-Spelliscy and Heath Brown.
Event | “Race and Gender in American Politics,” a panel on the role that race and gender continue to play in American politics with Christina Greer, Tsedale M. Melaku, Jamila Michener, and Alexis Grenell. Held at Brooklyn Historical Society.
Events
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Staff
Jason RhodyProgram Director Kris-Stella TrumpProgram Director Adriana DiSilvestroProgram Assistant Cole EdickProgram Assistant James KirwanProgram Assistant Mike MillerProgram Officer Sam SpiesProgram Officer Penny WeberProgram Associate