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Tag: northeastern

Pete Buttigieg talks millennials and a call to action

Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana who is exploring a run for president in 2020, spoke about important policies that might resonate with millennials during a discussion at […]

April 5, 2019April 5, 2019 Nolan Piccola Research

“What should fake news be called?”

Briony Swire-Thompson, a postdoctoral researcher at Northeastern University’s Network Science Institute, recently spoke to students and faculty about “fake news” and why people still believe it after it has been […]

December 6, 2018February 4, 2019 Yunjia Hou Research

“What does climate change mean in your life?”

Carol Gregory, the vice president of communications and marketing for the Conservation Law Foundation, a Boston nonprofit focused on the environment, said her job is to sell visions and ideas […]

November 9, 2018November 28, 2018 Ning Wang Research

“Would you give up anything to protect our democracy?”

“Do we need to live in a democracy?” asked Susan Labandibar, the regional coordinating organizer of Swing Left, at Pizza, Press & Politics, a speaker series hosted by the School […]

November 1, 2018November 8, 2018 Ha Ta Research

For journalism students reporting on climate change, a self-taught lesson in teamwork

Recently I was faced with a dilemma. A speaking engagement I had agreed to was scheduled during the same time as my journalism class. How could I plan something more […]

October 19, 2018October 18, 2018 Dan Kennedy Climate Journalism Lab, Insights, Research

“The heart of everything great in journalism is good editing”

Michael Workman, a former senior interactive designer at the Boston Globe, urged an audience of student journalists and designers to try new things beyond writing and editing and to challenge […]

October 1, 2018October 2, 2018 Rou Zhang Research

Is virtual reality accessible to Northeastern students?

“Nobody has access to VR and AR equipment or if they do it is very hard to get into it,” said Peter Abbondanzo, president of NUVR, a student club at […]

April 17, 2018April 23, 2018 Delaney Lanker Research

Meet the Media Innovation student who builds Boston Globe data stories

Growing up in an “underdeveloped suburb” in China’s Hebei Province, Yan Wu pored over every page of the newspapers that her father took home from work. Wu’s family couldn’t afford […]

February 5, 2018February 5, 2018 Sukee Bennett Interviews, Research

Northeastern J-school alumna Rachel Zarrell makes Forbes’ “30 under 30”

Rachel Zarrell, an alumna of Northeastern’s School of Journalism, was recently named to Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list, which celebrates the innovators who are defining and driving the world of media. Zarrell, […]

December 4, 2017December 4, 2017 Guest Interviews, Research

Catching up with Tableau’s Midori Ng about data visualization, finding inspiration and combating fake news

Representatives from data visualization company Tableau recently held a workshop at Northeastern University to walk students through simple charting, mapping and interactivity with the program. Midori Ng, academic programs coordinator […]

November 22, 2017November 21, 2017 Paxtyn Merten Interviews, Research

How one data-driven art and technology company is understanding cities with AI

Should New York have more than five boroughs? Are zip codes too large? As part of the Northeastern University Visualization Consortium‘s Fall 2017 speaker series, Mahir Yavuz spoke about Topos, the data-driven […]

November 3, 2017November 3, 2017 Aleszu Bajak Research

How two students created a 7-part podcast on crack cocaine and civil rights

This post was originally published on The Docket, a data-driven media lab focused on criminal, social, and economic justice issues, based out of the Media Innovation graduate program at Northeastern University. […]

August 2, 2017August 7, 2017 Brilee Weaver Interviews, Research

Northeastern student multimedia stories find a home at WGBH News

Every semester, students in my Digital Storytelling and Social Media class produce great final projects, fanning out across the city and beyond to tell stories in words, photos and videos. […]

May 25, 2017May 26, 2017 Dan Kennedy Research

Expressive timelines: Microsoft’s Matthew Brehmer on the power of visualizing time

Matthew Brehmer, a data visualization researcher with Microsoft Research, was recently invited by NUVis, Northeastern University’s Visualization Consortium, to talk about the tools he and his team are developing to reinvent […]

May 19, 2017May 22, 2017 Felippe Rodrigues Research

How to get more bang for your buck out of science photographs

Do science pictures need to be pretty? Is there ever a case for retouching a science photograph? And do good images help researchers get attention for their work? Yes, yes and […]

May 2, 2017 Yan Wu Insights

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