The daily deluge of information produced by the news media can drown consumers in confusion and anxiety, but there are steps you can take to filter out the noise and remain enlightened.
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The Murdoch-owned cable network was extremely close to the Trump administration and its fans. Now, perhaps not so much.
The 30th anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act offers a chance to celebrate the greater inclusion of disabled Americans in mainstream society, but much work remains to be done.
Television’s Unsolved Mysteries – about to be rebooted – deals with true crime on one hand, and supernatural events like alien abductions on the other. They share powerful psychological bonds.
Dads are taking parenting much more seriously. But according to a study of sitcoms, the stereotype of the foolish father remains stubbornly in place.
For decades, there’s been a concerted effort by law enforcement to ensure their perspectives – and not those of people being policed – dominate prime-time television.
Amazon’s new TV series series divided the critics, but almost everyone agrees that it takes problematic liberties in its representation of Auschwitz.
Two new screen productions show us the nuances of growing up in Arab and Muslim migrant communities. They’re a refreshing look at stories too seldom told.
Demands for regulation of media violence reached a fever pitch after RFK’s assassination, and networks scrambled to insert more kid-friendly fare into their lineups. Enter: the Mystery Machine.
The programs that Americans of all political stripes like to watch seem to be united by a common theme.
Although the universe of “Game of Thrones” evokes the medieval era, several key figures in the series are directly inspired by characters from Roman antiquity.
A physicist reflects on the show’s made-up Nobel Prize-winning theory of ‘super asymmetry’ along with how the series showcased authentic science and role models for future STEM students.
Thanks to the prevalence of technology, children are exposed to thousands of commercials a year. How can parents make their children more aware of how commercials influence what they think and do?
The HBO series can tell us a lot about how we view the Medieval world.
Dwarf wrestling is a spectacle that harks back to the Victorian age of ‘freak shows’.
Expectations were high for the latest project from the creator of The Simpsons.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a cult classic, was a series with a diversity problem. News of a new season provides an opportunity for a different kind of storytelling.
In an era of fast news, The Simpsons’ slow satire continues to reveal new truths about America.
The HBO series was a big hit in 2008, but is it still relevant two decades on?
Racist ‘jokes’ embed negative stereotypes. Here’s why it’s not humourless to refuse to join in.
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Associate Professor of Narratology, University of Sydney
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Lecturer (casual) at Sydney College of the Arts; Adjunct Lecturer Auro University, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Associate, Cambridge Public Health; Associate Research Fellow, Cambridge Centre for Applied Research into Human Trafficking; Deputy Director, Intellectual Forum, Jesus College, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Film and Screen Studies, University of Portsmouth
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Associate Professor of English and Writing, University of Newcastle
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Lecturer n History, The Open University
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Professor of Media Studies, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of History and Director of the Undergraduate Program in Judaic Studies, Fairfield University
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Professor of Medieval Literature and English Literature, Bangor University
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Reader in Latin American Studies, University of Liverpool
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Knight Professor of Journalism Ethics, Washington and Lee University
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Lecturer in English Literature and Film, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professeur d'histoire ancienne, Université de Lorraine
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Senior Lecturer in Literature and Cultural Studies, University of East London
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