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New book goes behind the scenes at Youth Radio

Drop That Knowledge: Youth Radio Stories, a new book by Youth Radio's Research Director Elisabeth Soep and former Youth Radio participant Vivian Chavez, provides a fascinating look behind the scenes at this youth media education and production powerhouse.Read more...

While Others Shrink, KQED News Expands Cross-Platform News

Last month, KQED News in San Francisco dramatically expanded the scope of its news coverage with a new website, an increase from six to 16 local radio newscasts and the addition of eight news staffers, including six producers/reporters, a developer and a social media specialist. Its expansion will continue over the next several months (look for a new news blog in the next couple of months).Read more...

How do memes emerge and proliferate online?

Yesterday in the Public Media 2.0 Showcase, I highlighted the work of two American Graduate students. Yesterday's post highlighted the work of Carl Yussi Pick, who examined examined the issue of political engagement through mobile channels in his paper, Mobile Strategies in Political Communication.Read more...

Does mobile communication encourage public dialogue?

Each year, the Center for Social Media supports selected American University graduate students in producing research that pertains to the future of public media. (For example, last year, Joshua Berg explored the connection between civic engagement and Web video in political campaigns.)Read more...

Comparing New News Models: How Engagement Strategies and Impact Intersect

How are news-focused public media projects tracking their impact? That’s the question that CSM Research Fellow Erin Roberts set out to explore in a set of interviews with leaders from innovative journalism projects.Read more...