Internet Studies

Get Back to the Classroom

Bill Dutton General Interest, Internet Studies, Research and Learning, Social Issues, Socio-technical Systems, teaching , , , , ,

Get Back to the Classroom Given continuing uncertainties about the COVID pandemic and its variants, it is understandable that many universities are not in a position as yet to commit to in-person, face-to-face, teaching and a return to normality on college and university campuses. This is particularly the case for those individuals – teachers and … Continue reading Get Back to the Classroom

A New Internet Institute to Rise in Berlin: Congratulations

Bill Dutton *OIINEWS, General Interest, Internet Studies, Shaping the Internet, Social Science Research ,

Delighted to hear about the announcement of the award of support by the German Ministry for Education and Research for a German Internet Institute. It will be based in Berlin and be called the Internet Institute for the Networked Society or the Internet-Institut für die vernetzte Gesellschaft. The ministry has committed 50 million euros over five … Continue reading A New Internet Institute to Rise in Berlin: Congratulations

The Rise of Scholarship in the Study of Online News

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I participated in a symposium that marked the first quarter century of research on digital journalism. It was organized by Pablo Boczkowski and Chris Anderson and held at Northwestern University on April 11, 2015. Titled “Remaking (Digital) News”, the symposium led me to look back on my career in communication and the progress I’ve observed … Continue reading The Rise of Scholarship in the Study of Online News

The Library of Congress and The John W. Kluge Center

Bill Dutton Arts and Humanities, Digital Policy, Dissemination, eHumanities, General Interest, Internet Studies, Outreach, Research and Learning, Social Science Research , , ,

I spent two stimulating days at the Library of Congress (LC) last week. The first involved meeting with staff of the LC who are involved in thinking through short and long-range plans for the Library's future, everything from space to holdings that will help the LC take a leading position in the US and globally … Continue reading The Library of Congress and The John W. Kluge Center

Internet Studies: Perspectives on a Rapidly Developing Field

Bill Dutton Dissemination, General Interest, Information Communication and the Social Sciences, Internet Studies, Outreach, Social Science Research ,

Internet Studies: Perspectives on a rapidly developing field Charles Ess, William Dutton doi: 10.1177/1461444812462845 New Media & Society, April 29, 2013 <http://nms.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/04/24/1461444812462845.full&gt; To quote from the introduction - which is available as a free download - We have organized the contributions to this issue such that they flow across four general areas. The first focuses … Continue reading Internet Studies: Perspectives on a Rapidly Developing Field

Internet Studies: Speaking in Lisbon

Bill Dutton Dissemination, General Interest, Internet and Everyday Life, Internet Studies, Outreach , ,

Looking forward to speaking in Lisbon tomorrow about The Oxford Handbook of Internet Studies (OUP 2013). I’ll be addressing students and colleagues with one of my contributors, Gustavo Cardoso, an associate researcher at CIES, ISCTE-Lisbon University Institute, Lisbon, Portugal. This will give me a chance to speak with his students about the development of Internet … Continue reading Internet Studies: Speaking in Lisbon