Media@Risk

In the latest installment of the Center for Media at Risk podcast series, doctoral fellow  Roopa Vasudevan   speaks with  Kelsey Halliday Johnson  and  Lisa Marie Patzer  about art, technology and the rapidly changing world of machine intelligence and vision. This episode was produced by Roopa Vasudevan and edited by Jasmine Erdener. FEEDBACK We’d love to hear from yo...

In this episode, Annenberg doctoral student and Center for Media at Risk steering committee member Anjali DasSarma speaks with Damon McCool, Senior Specialist of Research and Public Programming at  Eastern State Penitentiary  about the history of the penal press, which has roots in the notorious Philadelphia prison. Eastern State Penitentiary is now a museum with exhibits that focus...

This episode of the Center for Media at Risk Podcast is a conversation between Center Steering Committee Member Azsaneé Truss and sociologist and media scholar Professor Francesca Tripodi. They discuss Francesca’s recent work examining what algorithmic polarization means for society, how conservative elites use media literacy tactics to spread propaganda and the role of race and racism in understa...

In this episode of Media at Risk, doctoral students Cameron Moy and Christine Phan sit down with  No Arena  student organizers Wenxi Chen (‘25), Taryn Flaherty (‘25) and Faye Liu (‘29). Wenxi, Taryn and Faye share their experiences as student organizers and coalition builders, their stories from growing up in Philadelphia and what it means to be a Penn Student here. We hope you enjoy thi...

This episode, Steering Committee Member Anjali DasSarma interviews Joseph Torres, Senior Advisor in Reparative Policy and Programs at Free Press and co-author of the Media 2070 project. In this conversation, they discuss Torres’ work on journalism, media consolidation and media reparations, asking how we can redress past and present harms to imagine a better, more liberated future for all people....

In this episode, Steering Committee Member Kirsten Lydic interviews Emmy-nominated journalist Melissa Chan and global activist-artist Badiucao about their near-future dystopian graphic novel  You Must Take Part in Revolution . In this conversation, they trace the novel’s story of techno-authoritarianism, repressive government and the lengths people go to in the fight for freedom. Grounde...

In this episode of Media at Risk, doctoral candidate Anjali DasSarma explores the nexus of ableism, journalism and structural oppression in conversation with journalist and media critic James Salanga. By situating journalism within a larger constellation of hegemonies, Salanga weaves narratives across histories of oppressive forces, while also recognizing the power in queer resistance, disability...

Over a year into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, how are Ukrainian journalism scholars and media makers thinking about the conflict and where do they see it going next? Annenberg student and Center for Media at Risk steering committee member Liz Hallgren sits down with the Center’s visiting scholars, Yevhen Fedchenko, Olena Lysenko and Dariya Orlova to unpack the state of play. Keeping a...