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» Covering War
An ICMPA study analyzed the news coverage of the 2006 Hezbollah-Israel war ranking media, tracking their overall coverage and their changes in coverage over time.

» Media Transparency
An ICMPA study takes a look at the news media and concludes that, like government and corporations, news outlets lack transparency--about what they do and how they do it.

» Covering Pakistan
How did 13 U.S. newspapers cover Pakistan--in the year following 9/11 and five years later.

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» The War in Lebanon:
The Hot Zone's Kevin Sites talks about the challenges in covering war.

» Pictures from S. Lebanon
A photo essay by Jad Melki.

» Relief groups use new media
A video by Jad Melki.

» Media Literacy: Media Literacy: Paul Mihailidis discusses the importance of media literacy for citizenry & democracy

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» 2010 Academy Applications Available!

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» Trauma: Journalism Education

Ten years after Columbine, almost 8 years after 9/11, and 6 years since the invasion of Iraq, the nation's top journalism schools are still not teaching their students how to cover violence and report on trauma.

Online, in print, through TV and radio, the news media remind us that violence and trauma are all around. We see the top-of-the-news stories of war in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, of school shootings such as those at Columbine and Virginia Tech, of disasters, such as Katrina and the Tsunami. We also hear about the daily grind of urban crime and traffic accidents, domestic violence and missing children.

You'd think that America’s top j schools would be preparing future journalists to cover violence, victims and traumatic events.

A new ICMPA study says "No, they aren't."

Why?

That's where there are more surprises...

Read more

Sponsored by the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma and conducted by the International Center for Media and the Public Agenda, this study attempts to draw a picture of trauma journalism education in accredited US journalism programs.

The Salzburg Academy
on Media & Global Change

Apply now to the 2010 (July 26 - August 15) Salzburg Academy

» Following a huge success in 07, 08 & 09, The Salzburg Global Seminar & ICMPA invite graduate and undergraduate students to apply for the 4th Salzburg Academy on Media & Global Change.

See what participants of the
Salzburg Academy class of 2009
created and what they had to say.

In the News
» The 2nd Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change releases its new web site, with a new curriculum, lesson plans, results of a research project on the coverage of the 2008 Olymics and three videos on current pressing issues.
ICMPA's Media Education Director Paul Mihailidis discusses Global News Literacy on CSPAN, part of a round table hosted by the National Endowment for Democracy.
» ICMPA director Dr. Susan Moeller has been named a 2008 Carnegie Scholar, one of 20 Americans honored by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Moeller was also recognized by the UMD System Board of Regents.
» ICMPA and the Salzburg Academy's global media literacy curriculum was highlighted in a CIMA (National Endowment for Democracy) report (pdf).
» Paul Mihailidis and Matthew Sheehan write about the challenges facing deans of journalism programs. Read about it in the American Journalism Review.
» At this year's National Media Conference in St. Louis, Paul Mihailidis gave a presentation on the Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change. 'Youth Media Reporter.' covered the media literacy initiative.
» ICMPA research director Jad Melki was on the team that won a Webby award for the coverage of the Hezbollah-Israel war. Melki helped Kevin Sites cover the war from South Lebanon.

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