Host Cervantes Wilson invites guests Brian McFadden and Danny DeCrescenzo to talk about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The discussion provides updates about the Russia-Ukraine fighting and offers insight into the role the media plays in this conflict (Aired April 2022).This interview analyzes how Parler, and other social media platforms, played a role in connecting extremists groups leading up to the January 6, 2021 Capitol Insurrection. The discussion looks at how social media is uniquely qualified to connect people with an eye toward organization and mobilization (Aired January 2021).
In this interview, Brian McFadden joins Susumu Araki to discuss the current climate of the media during the pandemic and the growing importance media literacy. to everyone. The interview covers cable news network COVID-19 coverage, the rise of “Infotainment,” the importance of teaching media literacy, and possibly adopting media literacy curriculum for children and adolescents (Aired May 2020)
In this interview, Brian McFadden joins Joshua Linsenberg and JT Barnett to discuss current social media trends in the sports world. We cover the changes in athletes media use and how social media and be a gateway for athletes to be more than just athletes (Aired March 2020)This interview focused on the different ways that politicians and political actors use social media. The interview’s focus is President Donald Trump and how his social media use is somewhat unique when compared to recent social media savvy politicians like Barack Obama, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Beto O’Rourke.
This is a brief interview package produced by journalism student, Tim Crowley. The subject is my transition from working in sports media to a career in academia.
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