The undergraduate magazine of the Department of Journalism and Media Studies
Spring 2023
Reviving Irish
After centuries of English domination, only about 2% of Irish people speak their own tongue. But strengthening Irish-language media are campaigning to raise the number.
Italians hate this war — and are demanding their government stop arming Ukraine
Italians vividly remember the devastations of war – and...
Bologna welcomes Ukrainian arrivals
More than 170,000 Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion have...
How biking connects people to their city
Bologna is one of Italy’s most enthusiastic “bicycle cities” — but cycling advocates want more
When the story depends upon who is telling it
Spanish-language news media saw legitimacy in Ecuador's summer 2022 indigenous protests, while English-language outlets more often portrayed the social movement as violent and dangerous.
Media messaging after the overturning of Roe vs. Wade
Major U.S. businesses used ads and social media to show their support for a woman’s right to choose -- while anti-abortion advocates cast the decision as a "huge win" for human rights.
Whiteness in media: the impact of the white ideal
"We all have suffered from Europe's concoction of racism, and the notion that skin color was somehow related to different kinds of biology. Of course we know now that all humans are the same." -- Walton F. Johnson, professor and director of Africana Studies at Rutgers University
Playing for the disc
Teamwork, camaraderie and the need for a break from academics drive interest in the Rutgers women's ultimate Frisbee team -- on and off the field
