Media Lab to bring more digital tools into newsrooms with $1.2 million Knight Foundation grant
The Future of News initiative aims to bridge the gap between journalism, technology, and civic engagement.
Department
Comparative Media Studies/Writing
A new kind of media theory
MIT professor Fox Harrell works to enrich the subjective and ethical dimensions of the digital media experience.
3 Questions: Seth Mnookin on research to encourage vaccination
MIT professor co-authors AAAS report calling for dedicated research on vaccination decisions.
2014 CMS Media Spectacle
April 28 competition will showcase videos by the MIT community in Building 32-155. Prizes awarded to best entries in animation, documentary, and experimental, among others.
3 Questions with Seth Mnookin
Journalist and best-selling author discusses the challenges and impacts of science writing
Symposium marks 50th anniversary of ‘The Machine in the Garden’
Enduringly influential book by Leo Marx, MIT professor emeritus
Wi-Phi website presents 'philosophy's greatest hits'
Open access philosophy site aims to build better minds
Class on digital humanities premieres with tech-savvy approaches
New class offers MIT students the chance to pair technical know-how with real-world art and humanities projects at local museums.
Building culture in digital media
Fox Harrell’s new book presents a ‘manifesto’ detailing how computing can create powerful new forms of expression and culture.
Broadcasting rights
MIT professor Heather Hendershot studies the conservative movement’s strategic use of television through the decades.
Big game hunter
MIT sociologist T.L. Taylor studies the subcultures of online gaming and the nascent world of online e-sports.