Demystifying Media at the University of Oregon

About Our Guest: Roberto Valenzuela is a wedding, portrait, commercial and fashion photographer partnered with Canon USA. As a Canon Explorer of Light, Valenzuela is recognized for his innovative use of light in photography and outstanding influence in the photography field. His wedding photography has been featured in Cosmopolitan Bride, Rangefinder and Professional Photographers of America. He is the top-selling wedding photography author on Amazon with his Picture Perfect and Wedding Storytelling series'. Find Roberto Valenzuela Online: Portfolio Instagram Amazon Author Page YouTube Want to listen to this episode a different way? Find us wherever you get your podcasts: RSS Feed Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Spotify YouTube Amazon Music/Audible Pandora iHeartRadio PodBean TuneIn Podchaser

About Our Guest: Rose Rimler is a senior producer for the Spotify/Gimlet Media podcast Science Vs. An alumni from the University of Oregon, Rose graduated with a masters in marine biology and conducted studies on oysters in the Pacific Northwest. She was a AAA Mass Media fellow with the American Association for the Advancement of Science and has written for the Raleigh News and Observer, Healthline, and Sleep Review Magazine. Science Vs. researches claims made on social media and examines whether the ideas are based in fact or not. Science Vs. takes material from political discourse and controversial opinion, with topics ranging from universal healthcare to fad diets. Rose's work for Science Vs. has been praised in the New York Times, the LA Times, the Atlantic, and more. Find Rose Rimler Online -Linkedin -Twitter -Gimlet Show Notes 00:03: Guest Introduction 01:20: Rose's marine biology background 04:25: Moving from science to news writing 07:51: Internship culture and changes with COVID-19 09:46: The multi-media journalism learning curve 12:01: Background on Science Vs. 14:40: Rose's favorite episodes of Science Vs. (Mass Shootings: How do we stop them?, Who Killed Affordable Housing?, Coronavirus: Pregnant in a Pandemic) 19:39: Benefits of audio as a medium for storytelling 21:43: Transitioning show styles to follow trends 32:54: Rose's recommendations for science news (Ed Yong, Gina Kolata, Decoding the Gurus, Debunk the Funk, Abbey Sharp) 34:45: Advice for aspiring science communicators 37:10: Wrap-up Read the transcript for this episode Want to listen to this episode a different way? Find us wherever you get your podcasts: RSS Feed Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Spotify YouTube Amazon Music/Audible Pandora iHeartRadio PodBean TuneIn Podchaser

About Our Guest: Jason Rezaian is an award-winning journalist and global opinions columnist for The Washington Post, writing primarily on international affairs, press freedom, and human rights issues. He has devoted his life to advocating for freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and rights for journalists abroad and at home. Formerly the Post’s Tehran bureau chief, Rezaian is the host of 544 Days, the acclaimed Spotify Original podcast series based on his 2019 best-selling memoir, Prisoner, about his time as a hostage in Iran and the extraordinary efforts it took to free him. Rezaian was awarded the Thomas Jefferson Medal in Citizen Leadership in 2023 and serves as executive director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies Commission on Hostages and Wrongful Detention. Find Jason Rezaian Online: - Washington Post - Linkedin - Twitter - Instagram Read the transcript for this episode Want to listen to this episode a different way? Find us wherever you get your podcasts: RSS Feed Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Spotify YouTube Amazon Music/Audible Pandora iHeartRadio PodBean TuneIn Podchaser

About Our Guest: Erin Aubry Kaplan is a journalist with nearly three decades of experience as an opinion columnist. Her career spans various prestigious publications throughout the United States, notably the New York Times, Politico, and the Los Angeles Times, where she made history as the inaugural black opinion columnist. Kaplan's writing delves into an array of topics, with an emphasis on race-related issues, alongside broader discussions on culture, politics, and the arts. Her work has been featured and published in various anthologies. Find Erin Aubry Kaplan Online: - Website - Twitter Read the transcript for this episode Want to listen to this episode a different way? Find us wherever you get your podcasts: RSS Feed Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Spotify YouTube Amazon Music/Audible Pandora iHeartRadio PodBean TuneIn Podchaser

About Our Guest: Danny Parker, a PhD candidate at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin Madison is an ethnography researcher focusing on political engagement and media access. Danny's research examines the role communication ecologies play in the reproduction of poverty, and the development of political identity. As an ethnographer, she chronicles the lived experiences of extremely impoverished rural and urban communities by living among them and documenting their everyday lives. Danny has a professional background in international education. She taught English as a second language for seven years before pursuing her PhD. She obtained her bachelor's degree in applied linguistics from Georgia State University and her master's degree in journalism and mass communication from the University of Georgia. Her work has been recognized by awards from the International Communication Association (ICA), and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). And she's been published in leading peer reviewed journals such as the Mass Communication and Society. Find Danny Parker Online: LinkedIn Twitter University of Wisconsin School of Journalism and Mass Communication Profile Taylor & Francis Online Research Paper Read the transcript for this episode Listen to Danny Parker's Lecture Want to listen to this episode a different way? Find us wherever you get your podcasts: RSS Feed Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Spotify YouTube Amazon Music/Audible Pandora iHeartRadio PodBean TuneIn Podchaser

About Our Guest: Today we're joined by Danny Parker, a PhD candidate at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Danny's research examines the role communication ecologies play in the reproduction of poverty, and the development of political identity. As an ethnographer, she chronicles the lived experiences of extremely impoverished rural and urban communities by living among them and documenting their everyday lives. Danny has a professional background in international education. She taught English as a second language for seven years before pursuing her PhD. She obtained her bachelor's degree in applied linguistics from Georgia State University and her master's degree in journalism and mass communication from the University of Georgia. Her work has been recognized by awards from the International Communication Association (ICA), and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). And she's been published in leading peer reviewed journals such as the Mass Communication and Society. Find Danny Parker Online: LinkedIn Twitter University of Wisconsin School of Journalism and Mass Communication Profile Taylor & Francis Online Research Paper Show Notes: 00:02: Guest Introduction 01:14: Danny's introduction to research 03:24: Uncovering a research topic 08:43: The relationship of government and media to impoverished communities 16:52: Solutions to political disengagement 20:33: Advocacy in media 25:05: The response to Danny's research 27:33: Wrap-up Read the transcript for this episode Listen to Danny Parker's Lecture Want to listen to this episode a different way? Find us wherever you get your podcasts: RSS Feed Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Spotify YouTube Amazon Music/Audible Pandora iHeartRadio PodBean TuneIn Podchaser

About Our Guest: Adriana Lacy, an award winning journalist and consultant based in Boston, Massachusetts. She is the founder and president of Adriana Lacy Consulting: a full service digital consulting firm helping publishers and businesses to grow their digital audiences. She is also an adjunct lecturer in the Journalism Department at Brandeis University, and the 2023 Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, in recognition of her work as the founder of Journalism Mentors, a website dedicated to advancing early career journalists through mentoring and paid media opportunities. Prior to this, she worked in audience and engagement roles at Axios, the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times and The Nieman foundation. Find Adriana Lacy Online: - Website - Linkedin - Twitter - Instagram Read the transcript for this episode Hear More From Adriana Lacy Interview Want to listen to this episode a different way? Find us wherever you get your podcasts: RSS Feed Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Spotify YouTube Amazon Music/Audible Pandora iHeartRadio PodBean TuneIn Podchaser

About Our Guest: Adriana Lacy, an award winning journalist and consultant based in Boston, Massachusetts. She is the founder and president of Adriana Lacy Consulting: a full service digital consulting firm helping publishers and businesses to grow their digital audiences. She is also an adjunct lecturer in the Journalism Department at Brandeis University, and the 2023 Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, in recognition of her work as the founder of Journalism Mentors, a website dedicated to advancing early career journalists through mentoring and paid media opportunities. Prior to this, she worked in audience and engagement roles at Axios, the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times and The Nieman foundation. Find Adriana Lacy Online: - Website - Linkedin - Twitter - Instagram Show Notes 00:03: Guest Introduction 01:16: Adriana's journey to becoming a journalist 03:00: Importance of student media and journalism 05:19: Discovering digital audience engagement and unique paths in journalism 10:42: Trends in digital news and social media 13:21: Founding Journalism Mentors 19:06: How AI will change the landscape of journalism and social media 28:23: Wrap-up Read the transcript for this episode Want to listen to this episode a different way? Find us wherever you get your podcasts: RSS Feed Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Spotify YouTube Amazon Music/Audible Pandora iHeartRadio PodBean TuneIn Podchaser

About Our Guest: Gregory P. Perreault (Ph.D., Missouri) is a scholar of digital journalism, focusing on journalistic epistemology, hostility in journalism and digital labor. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the Standing Committee of Research for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) and as Reviews Editor for Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. He served as Fulbright-Botstiber Professor of Austrian-American Studies at the University of Vienna Journalism Studies Center (2020-2021). His work appears in New Media & Society, Digital Journalism, Journalism, Journalism Studies, Journalism Practice and Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. His book Digital Journalism and the Facilitation of Hate (Routledge) was published in 2023. An avid runner, he most recently ran the 39.3 Asheville Marathon and a Half in Asheville, North Carolina. This episode was recorded while he was an Associate Professor of Digital Journalism at Appalachian State University. From Fall 2023, Perreault is now an Associate Professor of Media Literacy & Analytics at the Zimmerman School for Advertising & Mass Communication at the University of South Florida. Find Gregory Perreault Online: Website ResearchGate Author Page OSF Author Page LinkedIn Twitter Download the transcript for this episode Listen to Gregory's lecture Watch Gregory's Q&A Video Want to listen to this interview in a different way? Find us wherever you get your podcasts: RSS Feed Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Spotify YouTube Amazon Music/Audible Pandora iHeartRadio PodBean TuneIn Podchaser You can find more Demystifying Media content, like video interviews and lecture recordings, on YouTube

About Our Guest: Gregory P. Perreault (Ph.D., Missouri) is a scholar of digital journalism, focusing on journalistic epistemology, hostility in journalism and digital labor. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the Standing Committee of Research for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) and as Reviews Editor for Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. He served as Fulbright-Botstiber Professor of Austrian-American Studies at the University of Vienna Journalism Studies Center (2020-2021). His work appears in New Media & Society, Digital Journalism, Journalism, Journalism Studies, Journalism Practice and Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. His book Digital Journalism and the Facilitation of Hate (Routledge) was published in 2023. An avid runner, he most recently ran the 39.3 Asheville Marathon and a Half in Asheville, North Carolina. This lecture was recorded while he was an Associate Professor of Digital Journalism at Appalachian State University. From Fall 2023, Perreault is now an Associate Professor of Media Literacy & Analytics at the Zimmerman School for Advertising & Mass Communication at the University of South Florida. Find Gregory Perreault Online: Website ResearchGate Author Page OSF Author Page LinkedIn Twitter Download the transcript for this episode Listen to our in-depth interview with Gregory - Coming soon! Watch Gregory's Q&A Video Want to listen to this interview in a different way? Find us wherever you get your podcasts: RSS Feed Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Spotify YouTube Amazon Music/Audible Pandora iHeartRadio PodBean TuneIn Podchaser You can find more Demystifying Media content, like video interviews and lecture recordings, on YouTube

About Our Guest: Putsata Reang is an author and journalist whose writings have appeared in a variety of national and international publications, including the New York Times, Politico, the Guardian, Ms, The Seattle Times and the San Jose Mercury News. She is the author of a recent memoir Ma and Me, which talks about her leaving Cambodia at 11 months old, and moving to rural Oregon, and how coming out—and marrying a woman in her 40s—broke her relationship with her Mother. Putsata was born in Cambodia, and raised in rural Oregon, surrounded by berry farms where she and her family hustled to earn their middle class existence. Her memoir explores the glades of displacement felt by children of refugees, and the overlay of emotional exile that comes with being gay. Putsata has lived and worked in more than a dozen countries, including Cambodia, Afghanistan and Thailand. She is an alum of Hedgebrook, Mineral School and Kimmel Harding Nelson residencies. She is a 2019 Jack Straw fellow. In 2005, she received an Alicia Patterson Journalism Fellowship that took her back to Cambodia to report on landless farmers. She currently teaches memoir writing at the University of Washington School of Professional & Continuing Education. Her book recently won a PNW book award. Find Putsata Reang Online: Website MacMillan Author Page Amazon Author Page Twitter Find out more about this episode's guest host, Professor Peter Laufer. Suggested Readings: Full Circle: Two journalists return to their native countries to help other journalists express dissent My Family Fled Cambodia as the Americans Evacuated. Here’s What I Hope for Afghan Refugees At Sea, and Seeking a Safe Harbor Activism From the Streets to the Screen Putsata Reang Finds Home with and Away from her Mom in Memoir Ma and Me Journalist Putsata Reang Shares her Immigrant Story in Ma and Me Author Putsata Reang Reflect on Ma and Me, Her Accidental Memoir, at Northwest Passages Talk Download the transcript for this episode Listen to Putsata's lecture (Coming Soon!) Watch Putsata's Q&A Video Want to listen to this interview a different way? Find us wherever you get your podcasts: RSS Feed Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Spotify YouTube Amazon Music/Audible Pandora iHeartRadio PodBean TuneIn Podchaser You can find more Demystifying Media content, like video interviews and lecture recordings, on YouTube

About Our Guest: Atiba Jefferson is an American photographer based in Los Angeles, California. Best known for his 25 years of skateboarding photography, over the years he has worked for all the major skateboard publications and now works at Thrasher Magazine. Another passion – basketball – landed him a gig as a staff photographer for the L.A. Lakers during the Shaq and Kobe years, and he currently holds the record at SLAM magazine for the most covers taken by a single photographer in the publication’s history. Atiba discovered a love and passion for skateboarding while growing up in Colorado Springs, CO. Moving to California in 1995 only strengthened that love and paired it with an equal passion for photography. Atiba’s list of commercial clients include Supreme, adidas, Nike, Converse, Reebok, ESPN, Gatorade, Mountain Dew, Oakley, Pepsi, Canon, and Netflix. Find Atiba Jefferson Online: Website Instagram Twitter Download the transcript for this episode Listen to Atiba's talk Watch the Canon Explorer of Light video about Atiba's visit to the SOJC Want to listen to this interview a different way? Find us wherever you get your podcasts: RSS Feed Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Spotify YouTube Amazon Music/Audible Pandora iHeartRadio PodBean TuneIn Podchaser You can find more Demystifying Media content, like video interviews and lecture recordings, on YouTube Photo credit: Photo of Atiba Jefferson taken by Wesley Lapointe for Canon USA during Atiba's visit to the University of Oregon.

About Our Guest: Atiba Jefferson is an American photographer based in Los Angeles, California. Best known for his 25 years of skateboarding photography, over the years he has worked for all the major skateboard publications and now works at Thrasher Magazine. Another passion – basketball – landed him a gig as a staff photographer for the L.A. Lakers during the Shaq and Kobe years, and he currently holds the record at SLAM magazine for the most covers taken by a single photographer in the publication’s history. Atiba discovered a love and passion for skateboarding while growing up in Colorado Springs, CO. Moving to California in 1995 only strengthened that love and paired it with an equal passion for photography. Atiba’s list of commercial clients include Supreme, adidas, Nike, Converse, Reebok, ESPN, Gatorade, Mountain Dew, Oakley, Pepsi, Canon, and Netflix. Find Atiba Jefferson Online: Website Instagram Twitter Download the transcript for this episode Listen to the bonus Q&A with Atiba Watch the Canon Explorer of Light video about Atiba's visit to the SOJC Want to listen to this interview a different way? Find us wherever you get your podcasts: RSS Feed Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Spotify YouTube Amazon Music/Audible Pandora iHeartRadio PodBean TuneIn Podchaser You can find more Demystifying Media content, like video interviews and lecture recordings, on YouTube Photo credit: Photo of Atiba Jefferson taken by Wesley Lapointe for Canon USA during Atiba's visit to the University of Oregon.

About Our Guest: Dr. Valérie Bélair-Gagnon is an Associate Professor and Cowles Fellow in Media Management at the Hubbard School of Journalism & Mass Communication. She is also a Waldfogel Scholars of the College of Liberal Arts (2023-26) and McKnight Presidential Fellow (2022-2025) at the University of Minnesota. She is also a visiting researcher at the Oslo Metropolitan University Department of Journalism and Media and fellow at the Yale Information Society Project. Her research interests include: journalism, professions, knowledge production, and identity; digital labor and engagement; business and future of journalism; and happiness and well-being in work. She is the author of Happiness in Journalism , The Paradox of Connection: How Digital Media is Changing Journalistic Labor, Journalism Research that Matters, and Social Media at BBC News. She was executive director and research scholar at the Information Society Project at Yale Law School and fellow at Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University. She also worked in communications in corporate and non-profit environments. Born in Montréal, she earned her PhD in from the University of London in Sociology. Find Valérie Bélair-Gagnon Online: Website Google Scholar Author Page Twitter Download the transcript for this episode Listen to our in depth interview with Valérie Watch Valérie's Q&A Video Want to listen to this interview a different way? Find us wherever you get your podcasts: RSS Feed Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Spotify YouTube Amazon Music/Audible Pandora iHeartRadio PodBean TuneIn Podchaser You can find more Demystifying Media content, like video interviews and lecture recordings, on YouTube.

About Our Guest: Dr. Valérie Bélair-Gagnon is an Associate Professor and Cowles Fellow in Media Management at the Hubbard School of Journalism & Mass Communication. She is also a Waldfogel Scholars of the College of Liberal Arts (2023-26) and McKnight Presidential Fellow (2022-2025) at the University of Minnesota. She is also a visiting researcher at the Oslo Metropolitan University Department of Journalism and Media and fellow at the Yale Information Society Project. Her research interests include: journalism, professions, knowledge production, and identity; digital labor and engagement; business and future of journalism; and happiness and well-being in work. She is the author of Happiness in Journalism , The Paradox of Connection: How Digital Media is Changing Journalistic Labor, Journalism Research that Matters, and Social Media at BBC News. She was executive director and research scholar at the Information Society Project at Yale Law School and fellow at Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University. She also worked in communications in corporate and non-profit environments. Born in Montréal, she earned her PhD in from the University of London in Sociology. Find Valérie Bélair-Gagnon Online: Website Google Scholar Author Page Twitter Download the transcript for this episode Listen to Valérie's lecture Watch Valérie's Q&A Video Want to listen to this interview a different way? Find us wherever you get your podcasts: RSS Feed Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Spotify YouTube Amazon Music/Audible Pandora iHeartRadio PodBean TuneIn Podchaser You can find more Demystifying Media content, like video interviews and lecture recordings, on YouTube.

About Our Guest: Thorsten Quandt is a professor of online communication at the University of Münster in Germany. He has authored and co-authored over 150 articles and books on topics including online journalism, participatory and citizen journalism, social media, and online gaming. His work has been cited more than 11,000 times by fellow academics. He is the recipient of numerous awards and grants, including being nominated twice to the list of the top 40 most significant young scientists in Germany. Find Thorsten Quandt Online: Wikipedia Google Scholar ResearchGate University of Munster Bio Page Twitter LinkedIn Download the transcript for this episode Listen to our in-depth interview with Thorsten Watch Thorsten's video Q&A Want to listen to this interview a different way? Find us wherever you get your podcasts: RSS Feed Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Spotify YouTube Amazon Music/Audible Pandora iHeartRadio PodBean TuneIn Podchaser You can find more Demystifying Media content, like video interviews and lecture recordings, on YouTube.

Hamed Aleaziz is a staff writer at the Los Angeles Times covering immigration policy. Previously he was at BuzzFeed News, where he wrote about immigration and broke news on Trump and Biden policies and the effects of those policies on families and communities. Before that, he covered immigration, race, and civil rights at the San Francisco Chronicle, was a criminal justice reporter at the Daily Journal, and did a fellowship at Mother Jones magazine. A Livingston Award finalist in 2021, Aleaziz graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in journalism. Listen to Hamed's lecture Find Hamed Aleaziz Online: Los Angeles Times Author Page BuzzFeed News Author Page MuckRack Author Page Mother Jones Author Page Twitter LinkedIn Listen to our in-depth interview with Hamed Watch our video Q&A with Hamed Want to listen to this interview a different way? Find us wherever you get your podcasts: RSS Feed Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Spotify YouTube Amazon Music/Audible Pandora iHeartRadio PodBean TuneIn Podchaser You can find more Demystifying Media content, like video interviews and lecture recordings, on YouTube.

About Our Guest Lecturer: Hamed Aleaziz is a staff writer at the Los Angeles Times covering immigration policy. Previously he was at BuzzFeed News, where he wrote about immigration and broke news on Trump and Biden policies and the effects of those policies on families and communities. Before that, he covered immigration, race, and civil rights at the San Francisco Chronicle, was a criminal justice reporter at the Daily Journal, and did a fellowship at Mother Jones magazine. A Livingston Award finalist in 2021, Aleaziz graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in journalism. Listen to the bonus Q&A episode for this lecture Find Hamed Aleaziz Online: Los Angeles Times Author Page BuzzFeed News Author Page MuckRack Author Page Mother Jones Author Page Twitter LinkedIn Read the transcript for this episode Listen to our in-depth interview with Hamed Watch our video Q&A with Hamed Want to listen to this interview a different way? Find us wherever you get your podcasts: RSS Feed Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Spotify YouTube Amazon Music/Audible Pandora iHeartRadio PodBean TuneIn Podchaser You can find more Demystifying Media content, like video interviews and lecture recordings, on YouTube.

About Our Guest: Hamed Aleaziz is a staff writer at the Los Angeles Times covering immigration policy. Previously he was at BuzzFeed News, where he wrote about immigration and broke news on Trump and Biden policies and the effects of those policies on families and communities. Before that, he covered immigration, race, and civil rights at the San Francisco Chronicle, was a criminal justice reporter at the Daily Journal, and did a fellowship at Mother Jones magazine. A Livingston Award finalist in 2021, Aleaziz graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in journalism. Find Hamed Aleaziz Online: Los Angeles Times Author Page BuzzFeed News Author Page MuckRack Author Page Mother Jones Author Page Twitter LinkedIn Listen to Hamed's lecture Listen to the bonus lecture Q&A podcast episode with Hamed Watch our video Q&A with Hamed Show Notes 0:03: Show and guest introduction 1:34: Hamed's first exposure to the power of journalism 4:03: How Hamed got into immigration reporting and what he enjoys about it 7:37: Building rapport and trust with sources 9:37: Fact-checking 12:32: Tools Hamed uses on the job to build trust 13:48: Advice for student journalists looking to break into the industry 15:18: How Hamed carved out his own reporting roles 16:47: Maintaining work-life balance as a journalist 18:56: Hamed's study-abroad experience in Amman, Jordan 22:35: Advice for UofO students 24:16: Graduating into the Great Recession and finding a job 26:36: Hamed's impressions of campus 27:48: Show wrap-up Read the transcript for this episode Listen to Hamed's lecture Want to listen to this interview a different way? Find us wherever you get your podcasts: RSS Feed Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Spotify YouTube Amazon Music/Audible Pandora iHeartRadio PodBean TuneIn Podchaser You can find more Demystifying Media content, like video interviews and lecture recordings, on YouTube.

About Our Guest: Thorsten Quandt is a professor of online communication at the University of Münster in Germany. He has authored and co-authored over 150 articles and books on topics including online journalism, participatory and citizen journalism, social media, and online gaming. His work has been cited more than 11,000 times by fellow academics. He is the recipient of numerous awards and grants, including being nominated twice to the list of the top 40 most significant young scientists in Germany. Find Thorsten Quandt Online: Wikipedia Google Scholar ResearchGate University of Munster Bio Page Twitter LinkedIn Listen to Torsten's lecture, "From participation to dark participation: online news between hope and hate." Watch Thorsten's video Q&A Show Notes 0:03: Show and guest introduction 1:16: Summary of Thorsten's Hearst Demystifying Media lecture 2:26: Evolution of Thorsten's research 4:19: Participatory journalism then and now 6:57: Changing discourse about internet communication and the media 9:19: Evaluating dark participation 12:25: Is dark participation the crisis we think it is? 16:19: Differences between dark participation in Europe and the U.S. 22:56: Assessing the real impact of media on public opinion 28:27: Advice for media consumers 30:45: Wrap-up Read the transcript for this episode Want to listen to this interview a different way? Find us wherever you get your podcasts: RSS Feed Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Spotify YouTube Amazon Music/Audible Pandora iHeartRadio PodBean TuneIn Podchaser You can find more Demystifying Media content, like video interviews and lecture recordings, on YouTube.