Please read the following research studies before the start of the program in Richmond. We will provide additional readings after the start of the program in July. We will also provide you with two books when we welcome you at VCU’s School of Mass Communications.
Pew Internet & American Life Project:
“Reputation Management and Social Media”
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Reputation-Management.aspx?r=1
“Social Media and Young Adults”
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Social-Media-and-Young-Adults.aspx?r=1
“Internet Users Turned to Social Networks in Elections, Survey Finds”
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/The-Internet-and-Campaign-2010.aspx
“Older Adults and Social Media”
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Older-Adults-and-Social-Media.aspx
Nieman Reports (Harvard University):
“What Is Journalism’s Place in Social Media?”
http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reportsitem.aspx?id=101882
Flip the Media (University of Washington):
“The Arab Revolution and Social Media”
http://flipthemedia.com/index.php/2011/02/the-arab-revolution-and-social-media/
Aslan Media:
“The Arab Revolution: Putting Social Media in Perspective”
http://www.aslanmedia.com/news-a-politics/301-world/1809-beyond-arab-social-media