Selected Media Mentions Jeff Hemsley, assistant professor, was quoted in articles in a number of national media outlets in 2017. They included: “The Internet Made ‘Fake News’ a Thing—Then Made It Nothing” (in Wired.com of February 25); “Beyond #BlackTwitter: A Social Media Community Uncovered” (Medium, August 15) and “How do Facebook Ads Target You?” (USA Today, November 7). He also was quoted in the September 22 Business Insider in the article, “ ‘There’s No One for RightWingers to Pick a Fight With’: The Far Right is Struggling to Sustain Interest In Its Social Media Platforms,” and in CitizenAuburnPub regarding his talk at the Skaneateles, N.Y. , public library on tackling the ‘fake news’ phenomenon. Jill Hurst-Wahl, associate professor of practice, addressed the emerging trend of “library deserts” in the U.S. (places that don’t have a public library within a reasonable distance), for the podcast series, “Beyond the Book,” hosted by the Copyright Clearance Center. She discussed how libraries should be more visible and be moved to community centers where people congregate and have extra time to prompt book borrowing. The episode is archived on the podcast website. Carlos Caicedo, associate professor, had an opinion piece, “Big Data and the Changing Role of the IT Professional,” published in the June 2017 issue of Information Management magazine. Jennifer Stromer-Galley, professor, was interviewed on BYU Radio for the March 2 story, “Social Media and Politics.” She discussed the negativity levels of various candidates’ tweets and highlighted the School of Information Studies’ research on that topic in its “Illuminating 2016” project.
“[Facebook is] so good at being a business, but really bad at recognizing its role in society. There are dimensions and aspects of Facebook no one is paying attention to. If they can’t start getting on top of these problems, they’re going to start getting regulated.” JENNIFER STROMER-GALLEY, PROFESSOR IN THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
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“Here’s where fit comes in. While one person might hate cleaning windows, another might enjoy the autonomy, being outside, the physicality.” JEFFREY M. STANTON, PROFESSOR IN MEDICAL MARKETING & MEDIA
Ruth Small, Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor and director of the Center for Digital Literacy, was quoted in a story in the March 17 Syracuse Post-Standard, “Trump Budget Creates ‘Existential Crisis’ for Syracuse Arts Organizations.” She noted how the Institute of Museum and Library Services has awarded her more than a dozen grants since 2003 that support library and information research of a national scope and the tuition and work of more than 100 students. Carlos Caicedo, associate professor, was interviewed for Syracuse TV station WSYR’s March 22 report, “SU Launches Master’s Program for Managing Cloud Computing.” He discussed how the School of Information Studies is creating one of the first master’s programs in the country to teach students to manage cloud servers. Jennifer Stromer-Galley, professor, was quoted in a June 30 ABC News (Australia) story, “Donald Trump Lashes TV Host with Insulting Tweet,” in a discussion of Trump’s unpredictable social media behavior. Jason Dedrick, professor, was quoted by the Denver Post in a July 25 article, “Trump says Apple CEO Has Promised to Build 3 Plants in U.S.” In that piece, Dedrick referenced his view that forcing the company to shift to U.S. manufacturing could present it with a competitive disadvantage and potentially risk losing some high-paying Apple marketing and engineering jobs. Rachel Clarke, assistant professor, cited Pew Research data showing that it is the Millennial generation, more than others, that appears to have the most use for physical libraries in a story in the July 29 edition of Quartz, “Millennials Are The Ones Keeping Libraries Alive.”
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