“We have a unique, interesting history that has been neglected,” said Antonia DiGregorio, SUNY OW’s director of library services. “But little has been done to preserve it.” This will soon change. Christa DeVirgilio, digital initiative and archives librarian, said she expects to receive a grant early next year of about […]
This Week on New Media Beat: Tibet: Lockdown Video Protests! China: Online Comments Censored! Nicaragua: Internet Under Ortega. Turkey: Pressure on Journalists? China: Ethnic Minority Influencers? Internet: The ITU Explained! Asia: Disney+ Creator Hunt! Canada: What’s on TV? The NMB Podcast streams live on Old Westbury Web Radio Thursdays from 10:00-11:00 AM EST. Can’t listen live? […]
Cryptocurrency trading firm FTX has filed for bankruptcy protection after it was unable to complete its customers withdrawal requests last Friday according to The NYT. A privately held company, at one time a $32 billion cryptocurrency giant, saw its value plunged to zero after its buyout deal was canceled following an […]
Swifties rejoice! After months of waiting, Taylor Swift finally dropped her tenth album, Midnights, on October 21. Midnights comes two years after Swift dropped two albums, Folklore and Evermore, during the initial COVID-19 quarantine in 2020. It also comes one year after she re-recorded and released two of her older […]
This Week on New Media Beat: European Union: What is the Digital Services Act? South Korea: The Other Side of K-Pop? Japan: VTubers! Qatar: Strings Attached – Free Trip to World Cup? Israel: Why Did TikTok Deplatform the Lions Den? Iran: Digital Activists Take on the Government! Russia: LGBTQ+ “Propaganda” […]
October 28-December 1 The Amelia A. Wallace Gallery at the State University of New York at Old Westbury is hosting an art exhibition titled: “On the Street. The Extraordinary Vision of Sook Jin Jo,” curated by Amelia A. Wallace Gallery Director Hyewon Yi. Sook Jin Jo is a multidisciplinary artist […]
This Week on New Media Beat: China: Bridge Man Censored! Tunisia: Press Freedom Friction? Nicaragua: Television Rules News! Indonesia: Restricting Social Media. Russia: Putin’s Music Censorship. Barbados: Island Media Intro! China: More Media Censorhip? Singapore: LGBTQ+ Content Ban? The NMB Podcast streams live on Old Westbury Web Radio Thursdays from 10:00-11:00 AM […]
This Week on New Media Beat: Iran: Stifling Celebrity Dissent Turkey: Erdoğan Limiting Social South Korea: BTS Enlistment Hiatus Afganistan: Women Journalists Rejected Vietnam: Limiting Social Media The NMB Podcast streams live on Old Westbury Web Radio Thursdays from 10:00-11:00 AM EST. Can’t listen live? Our podcast will be posted for […]
Elon Musk’s much anticipated Twitter takeover is all set to redraw lines between free speech and hate speech. The dust around the future of the social media platform, Twitter, has finally been settled after Elon Musk acquired it for $44 billion last week. This happened after Twitter sued him for […]
This Week on New Media Beat: China: Targeting U.S. Elections with Social Media Ethiopia & Eritrea: Wartime Media Restrictions North Korea: Government Phones and Internet Access China: Government Swiping Left on Dating Apps Iran: Protest Media Crackdown! Kenya: Slamming the Closet Door on LGBTQ+ Media Mexico: Drag Media Cultures: From La Más Draga to […]
