Comparative Media Studies

Nate Silver presents forecasting work as antidote to ‘terrible’ political punditsIn MIT talk, celebrated election forecaster offers critique of media, advice to students and hints about his future projects.

Why are Japanese cartoons a global hit?MIT scholar’s new book heralds ‘creative collaboration’ with the masses as the key to anime’s worldwide popularity.

Life in BASICNick Montfort and colleagues examine cultural significance of computer code in new book.

Said and Done for November/December 2012Digest of humanities, arts and social sciences

MIT Game Lab explores the potential of games and playNew laboratory opens its doors with a symposium, a festival and seven new games.

Junot Díaz named finalist for the 2012 National Book Award

Junot Díaz wins MacArthur ‘genius grant’Pulitzer Prize-winning author and writing professor receives unrestricted $500,000 prize.

Watch ‘The Story and the Algorithm’ liveCivic Media Conference to be broadcast and liveblogged at knightfoundation.org/live.

Ethan Zuckerman, cyberscholar and activist, to lead MIT Center for Civic MediaHe will direct MIT's influential group of technologists and academics committed to empowering communities around the globe by inventing and testing civic media tools and practices.

Comparative Media Studies on display at MIT150 and Cambridge Science Festival

Learning science through gamingAn MIT-produced interactive game, 'Vanished,' now being played by thousands online, offers a novel experiment in alternative science education.

Success stories aplenty from the MIT Center for Future Civic MediaUpdate from Center Director Chris Csikszentmihályi

Levenson, Locke and Paradis appointed to new leadership roles

MIT, visiting Singapore students transform games research with two more new releasesSingapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab games delve into color theory and recursive learning.

At MIT summer program, visiting Singapore students push video game boundariesGAMBIT Game Lab releases seven games that buck tradition.

Jenkins’ farewell: Reflections on a career at MITPresented by MIT Communications Forum

Local competition inspires creative use of public-private spaceAtlantic Ave. installations prove community value of pedestrian-friendly elements.

Knight Foundation unveils 2010 Knight News Challenge grant recipients

MIT Comparative Media Studies celebrates 10th anniversaryWith a day-long symposium, CMS marked 10 years of leading higher education's move toward applied humanities.

Can a game save the world?New game will teach students collaboration skills--and might help fix climate change in the process

Reporter’s Notebook: Game TheoryAt the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab, researchers examine what makes video games click with players — or what doesn't.