Dr Alex Mitchell hosts a discussion on fandom and audiences – their evolution and differing impact on society throughout history – with his co-educators at NUS Communications and New Media, Associate Professor Zhang Weiyu (also Director of the Civic Tech Lab) and Dr Bertha Chin Key Points in this Episode 01:00 The definition of fandom 02.20 Who […]

In this special edition of The CNM Podcast – produced by Create N iMpact, a group of NUS Communications and New Media (CNM) undergraduate students currently enrolled in NM4207 (Managing Communications Campaigns) –  CNM alumni Xie Jingyi (Creative Director of BREAVACO and Master’s by Research student) and Ken Ng (Director of Operations at Parkway East Hospital) talk about their careers […]

Host Dr Soh Kai Ruo, Lecturer at NUS Communications and New Media (CNM), together with Assistant Professors Dr Hong Soo Jung and Dr Ivy Fong discuss the differences between risk and crisis communication in health and corporate communication. Key Points in this Episode 01:56 Differences between risk and crisis communication 10:09 Public perception and risk assessment 17:45 Impact of digital technologies in risk and crisis communication 27:05 Tips to […]

Dr Shobha Avadhani, Dr Eunbi Lee and Dr Michelle Ho discuss the study of the intersection of gender and communication matters, their approaches to researching and teaching gender at NUS Communications and New Media, and share some of the insights they gain from this work. Key Points in this Episode 1:10 What does gender have to do with media and communication? […]

Associate Professor Dr Kokil Jaidka, and Assistant Professors Dr Chao Yu and Dr Subhayan Mukerjee of NUS Communications and New Media review the state of algorithmic bias today and discuss approaches to mitigating its impact on the real world. Key Points 01:20 The definition of algorithmic bias, the different types of algorithmic bias, and the factors that could cause […]

Platforms are ubiquitous in this age of social media, and we are increasingly reliant on them for our everyday needs. Yet, when platforms are overlaid on existing practices, they often change them in particular ways. This episode, hosted by Dr Jinna Tay, explores these new changes with two researchers at NUS Communications and New Media, Assistant Professor Hong […]

Host Dr Rosemary Overell, Senior Lecturer at NUS Communications and New Media (CNM) leads this discussion – at “the intersection between media technology, computational technology and the human” – about the impact of AI tool ChatGPT on academics, research and teaching with #CNM Assistant Professor Dr Subhayan Mukerjee, and NUS Philosophy Lecturer, Mr Jonathan Sim. Key […]