Center for Media at Risk

The Center for Media at Risk is devoted to fostering free and critical media practice and scholarship. The Center provides a hub for practical and scholarly discussions of the global media environment and how its practitioners work under threatening political conditions.
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Uploaded on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 - 11:55am
The Center for Media at Risk of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania held a virtual colloquium on April 15, 2020...
Silvio Waisbord: "Mob Censorship: Online Harassment of Journalists & the Risks of Digital Publicity"
Uploaded on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 - 11:53am
On April 1, 2020, The Center for Media at Risk of the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for publication held a virtual colloquium...
Uploaded on Friday, December 20, 2019 - 4:21pm
Authoritarian governments are on the rise worldwide, and their dampening effect on media freedom is a direct threat to the free flow of information...
Uploaded on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 - 2:18pm
Born out of an interest in how journalists are protected worldwide, Doctoral Candidate Jennifer R. Henrichsen is now exploring the way that...
Uploaded on Thursday, May 24, 2018 - 4:03pm
The Center for Media at Risk, directed by Professor Barbie Zelizer, formally launched in April 2018. Entitled “What is Media at Risk?,” its launch...
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Upcoming Center for Media at Risk Events
21 Apr 2021 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Mission
The Center aims to enhance information sharing among national and international scholars and practitioners in journalism, documentary, entertainment and digital practice where political intimidation occurs..
The Center houses visiting practitioners and scholars, holds lectures, symposia and provides opportunities for the free flow of information in the current media environment.
Contact
Barbie Zelizer, Ph.D.
Director
Raymond Williams Professor of Communication
bzelizer@asc.upenn.edu
Emily Plowman
Center Coordinator
(215) 746-2874
eplowman@asc.upenn.edu
Joanna Birkner
Administrative Assistant
(215) 898-8669
joanna.birkner@asc.upenn.edu