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Cultural Splits and Media Shifts: The Rise of Politicized Media
Wednesday, March 12 at 12:00 pm ET
Join Chris Martin, coauthor of Media and Culture 14e, for a thought provoking session that explores the rise of politicized media and its profound impact on the cultural divide in the United States. Chris will delve into the emergence of conservative media as a significant counterpoint to traditional mainstream outlets, and examine how these shifts reflect and amplify broader social and political tensions. He will also trace the historical development of media polarization to reveal how these dynamics continue to shape public discourse and redefine perceptions of truth and authority in contemporary society.
Speakers
Chris Martin
Professor of Digital Journalism, University of Northern Iowa
Christopher R. Martin is a professor of digital journalism and former department head of the Department of Communication and Media at the University of Northern Iowa. He is author of two award-winning books on labor and the media: No Longer Newsworthy: How the Mainstream Media Abandoned the Working Class and Framed! Labor and the Corporate Media, both with Cornell University Press. He has written articles, book chapters, and reviews on journalism, televised sports, the Internet, and labor for several publications, including Communication Research, Journal of Communication, Journal of Communication Inquiry, Labor Studies Journal, Culture, Sport, and Society, NiemanReports, and Perspectives on Politics. He is also on the editorial board of the Journal of Communication Inquiry, and a member of the board of Iowa Public Radio. Martin holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and has also taught at Miami University.