Topics
Dive deeper into the subjects our researchers are exploring.
Within the school’s six broad research areas, the expertise of our faculty and graduate students often clusters around specific topics. While the topics listed below are by no means exhaustive, they offer a window into the types of questions our researchers are asking. Click through the topics and get to know the students and faculty working on them.
Topics We Study
How the Cold War Broke the News
While big tech and market forces get much of the blame for the decline of news media, Professor Barbie Zelizer makes the bold claim in her new book that problematic journalistic practices that became entrenched during the Cold War are responsible for the current issues facing journalism, such as inadequate funding and declining public trust.