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...Chicago Tribune. In this job, Boyer will be writing applications for the paper's website to accompany investigative reports and present data to readers in formats such as searchable databases and interactive charts. "The forms of journalism might be changing, but the role of the media to inform the public and hold government accountable remains the same," says Boyer, who coined the term "hacker journalist" to describe this new breed of newsman. "That's where technologists can help...
...spoke a variety of languages ranging from German to Spanish to Russian—also made a point to delve into foreign countries’ diplomatic papers in hopes of achieving a better understanding of their viewpoints.Throughout his career, May was also noted for using history to inform public policy. Ellwood said May was particularly skilled at recognizing when to look to historical circumstances for guidance and when the circumstances dictated a different approach.After leaving his post as dean of the College, May spent three years as the director of the IOP, which he later matched with three years...
...aware and did not have a say. FAS Dean Michael D. Smith said in a recent interview that he played his part “behind the scenes” in getting Ec10 approved. According to Hall, administrative pressure forced Harris and Kenen to approve Ec10. Harris did not inform the committee until the fall that the class had been approved to count toward either “United States of the World” or “Empirical and Mathematical Reasoning” if taken for the full year—but not both. Kenen, Harris, Miron, Stock...
...More worrisome than our shorter attention spans, however, is the alienation that accompanies the new ways in which we inform and communicate with each other. In the academic realm, we can now search for terms in Google books without reading the book itself. This may work wonders for a short response paper, but it also comes with an irrevocable loss of context and depth. For the handful of classic works that deserve to be read in their entirety, isolating key passages can collapse the dimensionality of argument that make them worth reading in the first place. Similarly (and duly noted...
This semester, the UC took a series of steps to reconnect with the student body. With a new communications committee, we have spent a semester trying to inform students about how we work, and how they can get involved. Students came together to improve UC funding, provide new student services, work towards an ethnic studies secondary field, advocate for student social space, and protest budget cuts. When it was announced that the campus would close for five weeks in January next year, we had over 100 students ask how they could respond or change the decision...