College of Media Events Calendar
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3:30 10/11/2024Room 223 Gregory Hall, 810 S. Wright StreetResearch regarding Artificial Intelligence is expanding but comes with methodological hurdles. This presentation will focus on the use of qualitative interviews and methods to understand people’s interactions with and perceptions toward AI. It will highlight key methodological challenges as well as outline strategies for addressing them.
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4:00 pm 10/13/2024Beckman Institute Auditorium, 405 N. Matthews Ave., Urbana, IL 61801Illinois Public Media is excited to welcome NPR Weekend Edition host Scott Simon to Urbana. The 21st Show host Brian Mackey will interview Simon about growing up in Illinois, his long and storied career in journalism, and his thoughts on covering the upcoming November election.
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7:00 pm 10/17/2024Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, UrbanaJoin us for "Kartemquin’s Labor Films: Stories of Working in America," which will screen The Last Pullman Car and scenes from Hard Earned, a six-part Al Jazeera series about living on low-wage work in America. A brief Q&A will follow. Roger Ebert Lecture presenter Patricia Aufderheide and Gordon Quinn of Kartemquin Films will share some background about the screenings.
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12:00 - 12:45 pm 10/18/2024The College of Media will hold a new three-part talk series, “Bridging Divides: Conversations on Media and Disagreement.” The first talk, "Reaching Across the Aisle: Advertising and Messaging in an Age of Polarization," will feature advertising experts Jason P. Chambers and Michael Strautmanis.
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2:00 pm 10/18/2024Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, UrbanaJoin us for the Roger Ebert Lecture "Documentaries on the Frontlines of Democracy: How Kartemquin’s Storytelling Works for Stronger Publics," presented by Patricia Aufderheide, University Professor of Communication Studies at American University in Washington, D.C. Presented by the Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies.
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3:30 pm 5:00 pm 10/18/2024Room 223 Gregory Hall, 810 S. Wright Street
This discussion will explore the uses and roles of AI in communication science beyond that of sender/receiver, including as gatekeeper, confederate, and collaborator. Let’s talk about how great scholarship can involve and engage AI in a thoughtful manner that will meaningfully contribute to communication science for years to come.
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12:00 - 12:45 pm 10/25/2024The College of Media will hold a new three-part talk series, “Bridging Divides: Conversations on Media and Disagreement.” The second talk, "What Does it Mean to be an Informed Critic?", will feature Media and Cinema Studies Professor Jenny Oyallon-Koloski and Chicago Tribune Film Critic Michael Phillips.