Brave New (Media) World
The evolution of mass and social media

This year social media took center stage in the news, especially in the reporting on protests in Africa.
With the advent of faster, smaller, and smarter computers and mobile phones, people are accessing and sharing information like never before. Researchers at Boston University are looking at social and mass media from a variety of perspectives to learn how our interface with the news—and each other—is evolving, from training young journalists how to report on disasters in a changing media environment, to learning how email contributes to workplace stress.