July 23rd, 2012 | by R. Adriel Vasquez | published in EOTW talks to, Most recent, Special Features
Turkish scholar Meltem Ahiska wrote, “Europe has been an object of desire as well as a source of frustration for Turkish national identity in a long and strained history.” In their research at Anglo-American University, lecturer Pelin Ayan, Ph.D. and Juraj Mahfoud have taken it upon themselves to ask, is the feeling mutual? Working under [...]
December 12th, 2011 | by R. Adriel Vasquez | published in Most recent, Student Essay
by Journalism undergrad Chris Lettner Propaganda and War While colloquially the term propaganda often has negative connotations, in this paper it is not used as something inherently good or evil but as a “description of style, function and political content,” as Nicholas O’Shaughnessy put it.1 Literature used in this paper employ the term a similar [...]
November 9th, 2011 | by R. Adriel Vasquez | published in Editors' Column, EOTW covers, EOTW talks to, Most recent, Special Features
You can find the notion of convergence in multiple fields of work, theory and research. As convergence in principle describes the tendency of transformations and characteristics—mathematical, genetic and social—to stabilize over time, it is not surprising to find it appropriated in telecommunications, where in recent years rapid transformation has disrupted the roles of journalism providers [...]
November 6th, 2011 | by Robert Warren | published in Faculty Works, News
by Rob Warren | As the long term chill closes in, Prague’s citizens are heading indoors. And what better way to enjoy the approaching winter than with a cup of čaj, a warm atmosphere and an array of world class photography? Unless you were planning a visit to the zoo, rarely has there been a [...]
October 20th, 2011 | by eotw editors | published in EOTW covers, EOTW talks to, Most recent, Special Features
The L.A.F. Project has launched a photo exhibition themed The Internally Displaced of Georgia at two locations in Prague, NAPA Bar and Art Gallery, and AAU’s very own |art| SPACE. Though a significant success, the exhibition is but one aim in L.A.F.’s vision to “illustrate life in post-totalitarian countries”. According to its website, L.A.F. plans [...]
