Newhouse School of Communications
Research Centers & Special Programs:
One of the elements that makes a school an exciting place to study--and that separates it in quality from other schools--is its research centers and special programs. The Newhouse School is fortunate to be home to a number of such centers and programs.
The Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture looks seriously at the role of entertainment television in shaping popular culture. The Center's director, Robert Thompson, is a nationally-recognized expert in the history of prime time television and an astute chronicler of television's impact. The Center brings guests to campus, edits a series of books on television, and maintains a large archive of unique television-related materials. Interested students may take a television criticism course with Professor Thompson.
Website: http://tvcenter.syr.edu/
The Carnegie Legal Reporting Program is made possible by a grant from the Journalism Initiative of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The Carnegie Legal Reporting Program offers:
- New courses and lectures on covering legal controversies
- Educational and career guidance for SU students interested in the intersection of journalism, law & politics
- Reporting and research resources for students
- Public lectures and discussions.
Website: http://newhouse.syr.edu/legal
The Center for Digital Literacy is a collaborative effort among the Newhouse School and the schools of Information Studies and Education at Syracuse University. It supports research and development projects related to understanding the impact of information, technology and media literacies on children and adults in today's technology intensive society.
Website: http://digital-literacy.syr.edu/
The Convergence Center supports research on and experimentation with media convergence. It is a joint effort of the Newhouse School and SU's School of Information Studies. Its mission is to understand the future of digital media and to engage students and faculty in the process of defining that future.
Website: http://dcc.syr.edu
Professor Charlotte Grimes is the Knight Chair in Political Reporting here at the Newhouse School. The chairholder's mission is to support strong political coverage that enriches democracy, holds public officials accountable, helps us understand the effects of politics on our lives, and gives citizens the knowledge to be self-governing.
Since 1990, the John S. and James L. Knight foundation has endowed Knight Chairs in Journalism at 20 U.S. colleges and universities. Chairholders are professional journalists who inspire excellence; collaborators who reach out and innovate; catalysts around whom universities can build expanded programs; visionaries who strive to improve American journalism.
Professor Grimes teaches courses in Political Reporting and The Press and American Democracy.
Website: http://knightpoliticalreporting.syr.edu
TRAC--the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse--uses the computer and the Freedom of Information Act to assess how various agencies of the federal government do business. TRAC has received wide publicity for its pioneering work in exposing the workings of the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service. Its web site is a rich source of data to reporters around the world. Interested students may take a course in computer-assisted investigative reporting.
Website: http://trac.syr.edu
The mission of the Tully Center for Free Speech is to educate university students and the public about the important value of free speech. Through education, resources and research, the Center strives to contribute to the discussion of media law issues in New York State, the nation, and the world.
The center is named for Syracuse University alumna Joan Tully, a journalist, lawyer and businesswoman, who cared deeply about protecting and promoting freedom of speech. She wanted to encourage teaching and research about media law and free-speech issues, and to honor communicators who face free-speech threats.
Website: http://tully.syr.edu
