Tweeting the Revolution: Twitter Didn’t Create the Revolution, But It Didn’t Hurt
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer Note: This article originally appearedat the media website LWR. It’s hard to miss the various articles lamenting many social media supporters’ claims that Twitter and Facebook helped s... more
Views: 2603Court Set to Hear EFF, ACLU Arguments to Vacate Subpoena for Twitter Accounts Connected to WikiLeaks
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer Note: This article originally appeared at the media website LWR. On February 8, the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia unsealed motions made by the Electronic Frontier Foundation ... more
Views: 1754Some Say Digg is Dead, but Was It Ever Alive?
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer Note: This report originally appeared at the media website LWR. Digg, a popular social media news sharing platform, has seen users run from it since last year’s release of version 4. Af... more
Views: 2755Weekend Project by Google, Twitter, and SayNow Allows Egyptians to Tweet by Phone
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer Although Egyptians are suffering from a downed Internet (save satellite connections and other circumvention) and downed cell phone service, Google and Twitter are working to give Egyptians access t... more
Views: 1159Egypt, China Attempt to Plug Information About Egyptian Protests
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer Note: This article originally appeared at the media website LWR. It has been five days since massive protests broke out in the streets of Egypt, and despite the Internet crackdown imposed by the g... more
Views: 2840Helen Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award “Retired” After Controversy
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer Note: This article originally appeared at the media blog LWR. On Friday of last week, the Society of Professional Journalists announced that it will be "retiring" its lifetime achievement awa... more
Views: 1855Decency and Disclosure: The Ethics of Wikileaks
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer Note: This article originally appeared on the media website LWR. WikiLeaks’ systematic release of classified United States’ diplomatic cables raises a myriad of questions. One of ... more
Views: 2356What NPR's Juan Williams Blunder Can Teach News Organizations
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer Note: This report originally appeared at the media website LWR. On Thursday, NPR released the conclusion of a team of lawyers who examined the firing of senior news analyst Juan Williams. Wi... more
Views: 1391War and Drugs Contribute to 57 Journalists’ Deaths in 2010
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer Note: This article orginally appeared at the media website LWR. The non-profit organization Reports Without Borders (RWB) reported last week that 57 journalists were killed during 2010. Those... more
Views: 2964The WSJ Gets Its Facts Wrong, Says No to Net Neutrality
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer Note: This article originally appeared at the media website LWR. On Thursday, The Wall Street Journal published a short editorial regarding the net neutrality Order recently passed by the FCC. ... more
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Graduating from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science in Media Studies, Matt is currently working towards a Master's of Mass Communication, a Juris Doctorate, and a Diploma of Civil Law at Louisiana State University. Matt's research interest lie in credibility, cognitive processing of media messages, psychology of technology, and political communication.
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