Research

The study of changing technologies and their impact on media industries, audiences, and contenct.

The interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approach to studying and understanding the experiences of African people and African-descended people across the Diaspora.

The study of industrial aspects of media, with an emphasis on audiences, economic structures, policy, and labor.

The study of news as a cultural form and it's sociological, political, and historical contexts.

The study of the content, history, effects, and sociological context of various media in national and global contexts across a wide variety of perspectives: psychology, sociology, history, and cultural studies.

The study of communication practices, texts, and industries across national borders, especially in the wake of globalization.

The study of how  information spreads and influences politics, policy makers, the news media, and citizens in national and global contexts.

The study of and critical analysis of journalism as both a subject of academic inquiry and an arena of professional practice.

The study of the many ways individuals and society may be influenced by both news and entertainment mass media, from a psychological and socio-psychological perspective.

The study and history of the law, policy, legislation that governments deploy to regulate mass media.

The study of communication practices, audience reception, and information distribution across visual media.