Prof. Andrew Demirjian is featured in an article “Sounds that Surround: A Reflection on Immersive Audio in Three Movements” on Immerse.  The article features an interview with Prof. Demirijian and 2 other colleagues from the MIT Open Doc Lab.

IMA alumna Jing Wang’s article “Meet Deqing Lian — A Deliveryman Trying to Make a Living in de Blasio’s New York” is on StreetsBlog NYC. Jing is working on a documentary Delivering Justice about New York’s food delivery cyclists.

Journalism Professor Sissel McCarthy made the case that news literacy is a must-have core competency for all students at the CUNY IT Conference at John Jay College last week. In her talk, “How to Spot Fake News and Stay News Literate: A New Core Competency”, McCarthy told the audience about a Pew Research study earlier this year that shows 7 in 10 people have news fatigue and feel overwhelmed by the amount of news they encounter on their digital devices. New technologies that make it possible and profitable to spread misinformation are another challenge facing the public. Read More