Two scholars argue that the language used to describe violent events influences whether people see it as terrorism—with real-world consequences.

The 1960s and 70s were a time of activism in the U.S., and therefore a fertile time for campus newspapers and the alternative press.

Compiled by graduate students in a 2016 course on “Activism and Digital Culture,” at University of Southern California.

Ten lessons from the past and steps we can take now to educate ourselves and our students about how to be a thoughtful consumer of information.

Although porn never became a big part of the cable TV business, it was central in debates over its regulation.

The rebellious culture of the Beat Generation was coopted into fodder for a marketable lifestyle.

When it began as Fox-Movietone News, the company was known for appealing to viewer's tastes by leaving out upsetting news, including the rise of fascism.

In 1968 violent events at home and aboard were broadcast in color on the television news, creating impacts that may have swayed the presidential election.

Rupert Murdoch was born in Australia, and first made an international impact in Britain. He thrust himself into the U.S. market with his purchase of the New York Post newspaper in 1974.

The late summer crime wave of 1744 London sparked an intense moral panic about crime that burnt itself out by the new year. But not before heads rolled.