The war in Ukraine is being fought on two fronts: the battlefield, where Ukrainian soldiers have been holding their own for nearly a year, and the media, where the Russian government has a distinct advantage. This fall, Ecaterina Miscisina, of Moldova, came to Stony Brook University's School of Communication and Journalism (SoCJ) through a U.S. State Department program to study Russian misinformation and gain a better understanding of how that information flows into and through the United States. "Russia is attacking democracies with disinformation, and it is the job of these countries to help their citizens undermine this information warfare campaign," said Miscisina, who works for Watchdog.MD, a Moldovan non-governmental organization that combats Russian propaganda. During her three months at the SoCJ's Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting, Miscisina analyzed five of Russian President Vladimir Putin's speeches since the Ukraine invasion began for o
The Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting at the School of Communication and Journalism hosted a conversation on the women's uprising in Iran
Women. Life. Freedom. Those three words and the fires women are using to burn their hijab have ignited a protest across Iran, challenging the Islamic republic and the face of a nation. The Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting at the School of Communication and Journalism and the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives will host a conversation on Wednesday, November 16, at 6 pm to discuss the growing movement, its significance and its potential impact on the future of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The panel will include: Leili Soltani, director of Voice of America's (VOA) Persian language broadcasts to Iran. Born in Tehran, she is an award-winning broadcast journalist, investigative reporter and anchor who served for the past five years as VOA's Persian executive producer in charge of live and special programming. Roya Hakakian, poet, writer, journalist and human rights activist. Roya came to the U.S. from Iran as a refugee. She is the author of
J.D. Allen Was Awarded for His Climate Change Podcast Higher Ground Stony Brook University School of Communication and Journalism (SoCJ) lecturer and WSHU managing editor J.D. Allen received an Eric and Wendy Schmidt Excellence in Science Communication Award from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The award is for the first season of Allen's ongoing climate change podcast Higher Ground, produced for WSHU, a Long Island National Public Radio affiliate station. The award is in the Best Science Reporting on the Local/Regional Level category. "The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is one of the most important organizations for developing evidence-based scientific advice for the United States and beyond," said Stony Brook President Maurie McInnis. "This honor is a significant achievement for our School of Communication and Journalism and a win for climate change communication more broadly, which couldn't be more im
JD Allen and Sabrina Garone record the special Higher Ground program A podcast about climate change on Long Island, produced with help from Stony Brook students, is gaining a national audience. JD Allen, WSHU managing editor and SBU journalism instructor, produced the special one-hour program for American Public Media with Sabrina Garone, a station producer. The program is now available to stream online, and aired on local stations in mid-March. The new program and the original podcast, "Higher Ground," track different community responses to climate change on Long Island. Episodes discuss efforts to preserve threatened parts of Long Island history, to relocate businesses, to protect nature and agriculture, and to keep the lights on during increasingly severe weather, among others. The new program discusses resourceful approaches to climate adaptation with regional change-makers. "We are thrilled by the response to "Higher Ground," said Terry Sheridan, WSHU news