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C.W. Anderson
http://cwanderson.org
Department of Media Culture
College of Staten Island (CUNY)
Research and Teaching Interests:
Sociology of news; journalism studies; science and technology studies; actor-network theory; media policy; global cultures of journalism; history and theory of alternative media; media activism and social movements; political communication; sociology of work, institutions, and organizations; ethnography; mixed-methods research; network theory; political and social theory; sociology of expertise
Education
Ph.D., Communications, Columbia University May 2009
Dissertation: Breaking Journalism Down: Work, Authority, and Networking Local News, 1997—2009. Committee: Todd Gitlin (Chair), Michael Schudson, Andie Tucher Jay Rosen, Gil Eyal
M.A., Communications, Columbia University May 2005
Thesis: Professionalism, Power, and the Open-Source Journalism Movement. Advisors: James W. Carey and Andie Tucher
B.A (with honors), Political Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN May 1999
Thesis: Circulation of News in Post-Soviet Russia: The First Chechen War as a Case Study.
Advisor: Norman Furniss.
Academic Positions
Assistant Professor (tenure-track), College of Staten Island (CUNY), August 2009 –
Department of Media Culture
Adjunct Professor, City College of New York (CUNY), January – May 2009
Department of Media and Communication Arts
Publications
Books
Networking the News: The Struggle to Rebuild Local Journalism in the Web Era, 1997-2011. Forthcoming in 2012 from Temple University Press
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
C.W. Anderson (2011). “Web Production, News Judgment, and Emerging Categories of Online Newswork in Metropolitan Journalism.” Journalism: Theory, Practice, Criticism. 12(5), pg. 630-646
C.W. Anderson. (2011). “Deliberative, Agonistic, and Algorithmic Audiences: Journalism's Vision of its Public in an Age of Audience Transparency,” International Journal of Communication. 5(2011). Online at http://ijoc.org/ojs/index.php/ijoc/article/view/884
C.W. Anderson. (2010). “Journalistic Networks and the Diffusion of Local News: The Brief, Happy News Life of the “Francisville Four,” Political Communication 27(3), pg. 289-309
Francesca Polletta, Bobby Pang Ching Chen, and C.W. Anderson (2010). “Is Information Good for Deliberation? Link-Posting in an Online Forum," Journal of Public Deliberation 5(1).
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles in Preparation
“A Critical Approach to Computational Journalism,” revise and resubmit for New Media and Society
Book Chapters & Essays
C.W. Anderson (2011). “Blowing Up the Newsroom: Ethnography in an Age of Distributed Journalism.” Making Online News: Newsroom Ethnography in the Second Decade of Internet Journalism. David Domingo and Chris Paterson, eds. (Peter Lang Publishing)
C.W. Anderson (2010). “Grassroots Journalism on the Web: An Overview.” Making Our Media. Clemencia Rodriguez and Dorothy Kidd, eds. (Hampton Press). (Chapter Three)
C.W. Anderson and Michael Schudson (2008). “News Production and Organizations: Professionalism, Objectivity, and Truth Seeking,” Handbook of Journalism Studies. Karin Wahl-Jorgensen and Thomas Hanitzsch, eds. (Lawrence Erlbaum, ICA Handbook Series). pg. 88-101
C.W. Anderson (2008). “Journalism: Expertise, Authority, and Power in Democratic Life.” The Media and Social Theory. David Hesmondhalgh and Jason Toynbee, eds. (Routledge). pg. 248-264
Other Work in Preparation
C.W. Anderson (2011). “Web 2.0,” Oxford Bibliographies Online. Partricia Moy, ed. (Oxford University Press) (submitted May 2011)
C.W. Anderson. “From Indymedia to Demand Media: Journalism's Visions of its Audience and the Horizons of Democracy.” The Social Media Reader. Michael Mandiberg, ed. (forthcoming, March 2012)
“What Aggregators Do: Rhetoric, Practice, and Evidentiary Cultures Inside Web-Era Journalism.” Chapter in The New Architectures of Politics: Perceptions, People and Persuasion (James Katz and Dave Karpf, eds.). Currently under review with MIT Press
“Weaving the News Net: The Origins and Institutionalization of SMS Powered Protest Coverage.” Paper currently under revision.
“News Objects and Objectivity: Links, Documents and Sources as Objects of Journalistic Evidence.” Paper currently in preparation.
Long-term collaborative project on the role of algorithms in journalism, currently in planning stages.
Long-term project on the role of documents in journalism currently in the planning stages.
Long-term project on the evolution of social movements and technology use currently in the early research stages.
Reference Articles
C.W. Anderson (2011). “Professionalization of Journalism.” (revised entry). The International Encyclopedia of Communication. Wolfgang Donsbach, ed. (Blackwell)
Book Reviews
C.W. Anderson (2008). Book review of “In Pursuit of Public Journalism: Theory, Practice, and Criticism,” by Taani Hass. Journalism Studies.
C.W. Anderson (2004). “Books on Bush.” Left Turn
C.W. Anderson (2004) “Book Review of “Camus and Sartre: The Story of a Friendship and the Quarrel That Ended It,” by Ronald Aronson. The New York City Indypendent
Research White Papers
C.W. Anderson, Emily Bell, and Clay Shirky (2012). Currently untitled paper on the future of
the global media ecosystem, published by the Tow Center at Columbia University.
C. W. Anderson (2011). “Understanding the Role Played By Algorithms and Computational
Practices in the Collection, Evaluation, Presentation, and Dissemination of Journalistic Evidence.” Paper prepared for the Humboldt Institute on the Internet and Society, Berlin.
C.W. Anderson, Tom Glaisyer, Jason Smith and Marika Rothfeld (2011). “Shaping 21st
Century Journalism: Leveraging a ‘Teaching Hospital Model’ in Journalism Education.” Knight Foundation funded white paper published by the New America Foundation.
Contributor (2010) to “Comments of the New America Foundation and Free Press In Response to The FCC Public Notice on The Future of Media and Information Needs in a Digital Age.”
Lead researcher for Michael Schudson and Len Downie (2009). “The Reconstruction of American Journalism.” Paper published by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Selected Newspaper Op-Eds and Web Articles
C.W. Anderson (2011) “Information’s triumph? Three ways TechCrunch challenges ideas of journalism,” Nieman Journalism Lab, online at http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/09/informations-triumph-three-ways-techcrunch-challenges-ideas-of-journalism/
C.W. Anderson (2011) “Tech and Social Movements: Beyond 'Did Twitter Cause the Tunisian Uprising?'” The Atlantic, online at http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/01/tech-and-social-movements-beyond-did-twitter-cause-the-tunisian-uprising/69616/
C.W. Anderson (2011) “David Levy and Rasmus Kleis Nielsen on the future of journalism beyond America’s borders,” Nieman Journalism Lab, online at http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/04/david-levy-and-rasmus-kleis-nielsen-on-the-future-of-journalism-beyond-americas-borders/
C.W. Anderson (2010) “Print Culture 101: A Cheat Sheet and Syllabus,” The Atlantic, online at http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/08/print-culture-101-a-cheat-sheet-and-syllabus/61707/
C.W. Anderson (2010) “From Indymedia to Wikileaks: What a decade of hacking journalistic culture says about the future of news,“ Nieman Journalism Lab, online at http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/12/from-indymedia-to-wikileaks-what-a-decade-of-hacking-journalistic-culture-says-about-the-future-of-news/
C. W. Anderson (2010) “Why diversity turns into conformity in online news: An interview with comm scholar Pablo Boczkowski,” Nieman Journalism Lab, online at http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/10/why-diversity-turns-into-conformity-in-online-news-an-interview-with-comm-scholar-pablo-boczkowski/
C.W. Anderson (2010) “When do 92,000 documents trump an off-the-record dinner? A few more thoughts about Wikileaks,” Nieman Journalism Lab, online at http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/07/when-do-92000-documents-trump-an-off-the-record-dinner-a-few-more-thoughts-about-wikileaks/
C.W. Anderson (2010) “Why Philly matters: The intersection of bankruptcies, Pulitzers, networks, foundations, and geeky “edglings,”” Nieman Journalism Lab, online at http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/04/why-philly-matters-the-intersection-of-bankruptcies-pulitzers-networks-foundations-and-geeky-edglings/
C.W. Anderson (2010) ““Burbling blips” & “pyramiding”: What does the Google-China story tell us about how news spreads?” Nieman Journalism Lab, online at http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/02/burbling-blips-pyramiding-what-does-the-google-china-story-tell-us-about-how-news-spreads/
C.W. Anderson (2010) “Institutions, networks, and policy directions for a healthy journalism,“ Nieman Journalism Lab, online at http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/02/institutions-networks-and-policy-directions-for-a-healthy-journalism/
C.W. Anderson (2010) “What thoughts about metered paywalls say about journalism, the public, and The New York Times,” Nieman Journalism Lab, online at http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/01/what-thoughts-about-metered-paywalls-say-about-journalism-the-public-and-the-new-york-times/
C.W. Anderson (2009) “Did newspapers and bloggers frame the shield law debate differently?” Nieman Journalism Lab, online at http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/11/did-newspapers-and-bloggers-frame-the-shield-law-debate-differently/
C.W. Anderson (2009) “From weak to strong networks: Downie, Jarvis, and Technically Philly,” Nieman Journalism Lab, online at http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/09/truth-seeking-professionals-and-the-public-why-is-journalism-unique/
C.W. Anderson (2009) “Truth-seeking professionals and the public: Why is journalism unique?” Nieman Journalism Lab, online at http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/09/truth-seeking-professionals-and-the-public-why-is-journalism-unique
C.W. Anderson (2009) “The future of news in 4 dimensions: Charting new kinds of news orgs,” Nieman Journalism Lab, online at http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/09/the-future-of-news-in-4-dimensions-charting-new-kinds-of-news-orgs/
C.W. Anderson (2006) “Trouble on the Airwaves: WBAI Listener Numbers Decline, Fund-Raising Efforts Decrease.” The Indypendent, online at
C.W. Anderson (2006) “Silence of the Netroots: Liberal Blogosphere Leaves Tasini Twisting,” The Indypendent, online at http://www.indypendent.org/2006/09/22/silence-of-the-netroots/
C.W Anderson (2005) “Go Where the People Are: The National Conference for Media Reform in St. Louis,” The Indypendent, online at http://www.indypendent.org/2005/05/25/go-where-the-people-are/
C.W. Anderson (2003) “The Role of Indymedia in the Blogosphere : Thoughts on the Indymedia movement in the age of blogging,” The New York City Independent Media Center, online at http://cleveland.indymedia.org/news/2003/09/6350.php
Fellowships and Professional Experience
Knight Media Policy Fellow, New America Foundation (February 2010 –) Washington, D.C.
· Provided white papers and presented research findings for a Washington DC policy think tank, on issues related to the future of journalism and internet policy.
· Co-wrote major white paper on the future of journalism schools in a digital age, with a particular focus on policy recommendations.
Fellow, Yale Information Society Project (September 2009- ) New Haven CT.
· Presented research findings and helped organize conferences for media policy research project based out of Yale Law School.
Selected Honors and Awards
· Berlin Institute for Internet and Society travel grant ($2,000), 2011
· Tow Center, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism research grant ($15,000) 2011-2012
· Online News Association travel grant ($1000)
· Top Paper, “What Aggregators Do: Rhetoric, Practice, and Cultures of Digital and Analog Evidence in Web-Era Journalism.” International Symposium for Online Journalism, 2011
· PSC-CUNY research grant for ““What Aggregators Do: Rhetoric, Practice, and Cultures of Digital and Analog Evidence in Web-Era Journalism.” ($3875), 2010
· International Communications Association Travel grant ($5000), 2010
· Gene Burd Urban Journalism Dissertation Research Prize. International Communications Association, 2010 ($1000)
· Tow Center, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism research grant ($10,000) 2011-2012
· Columbia University, Presidential Graduate Student Teaching Award (finalist), 2008
· European Science Foundation travel grant ($3000), 2008
· Columbia University, Core Curriculum Award for Teaching Excellence, 2006
· Columbia University, Department of the Core Curriculum, Preceptor Teaching Fellowship ($40,000), 2006-2008
· Russell Sage Foundation research assistantship ($20,000), 2006.
· Corporation for National Service, National All-Americorps Award (highest yearly honor for Americorps-VISTA volunteers), 2001
· Indiana University, Phi Beta Kappa, 1999
Graduate Student Research Experience
Research Assistant (January 2009 – October 2010) Columbia University, Michael Schudson and Leonard Downie
· Provided research assistance for Michael Schudson and Leonard Downie during their work on the public policy report The Reconstruction of American Journalism.
Research Assistant (August 2004- May 2005) Columbia University, Francesca Polletta
· Provided research assistance for Francesca Polletta during her fellowship year at the Russell Sage Foundation in New York City. Research was eventually used in Polletta’s book It Was Like a Fever: Storytelling in Protest and Politics
Preliminary Examinations (completed in May 2007)
· Journalism history and objectivity with Andrea Tucher
· The philosophy of objectivity with Todd Gitlin
· The sociology of news with Rodney Benson
Teaching Experience
Assistant Professor, College of Staten Island (City University of New York)
Media and Society (Fall 2011)
Capstone class for the journalism concentration at the College of Staten Island Department of Media Culture. A lecture and discussion-oriented class for approximately 20 upper-level undergraduates, designed to acquaint students with the primary policy, legal, ethics, and historical issues related to journalism and the media in general.
The Media and Ideology (Fall 2011)
Graduate class designed to acquaint masters students at the College of Staten Island with an understanding of key theoretical concepts utilized in the ideological analysis of the media (Marxism, post-Marxism, the Frankfurt School, postmodern and semiotic theories, medium theory, field theory, actor-network theory) and social scientific methods used to analyze ideological content (framing, priming, content analysis, aesthetic criticism).
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History of Print Media (Fall 2010)
An undergraduate-level history of books, periodicals, and the Guttenberg “revolution,” with a particular focus on legal and policy issues arising from the 21st century transition to a digital media environment.
Introduction to Online Journalism (Fall 2010)
Introductory lab class teaching students the practices and analytical techniques necessary to compose basic journalism for a web environment.
Introduction to Communication (Spring 2010)
Large lecture class for 140 students, this class is the primary introductory course in communication at the College of Staten Island. Designed to provide core curricular credit for all students regardless of major, the class was run as a basic seminar in media literacy, teaching students the underlying principles of media creation and consumption.
Issues in Advanced Journalism (Spring 2010, Spring 2011)
Focusing on the dramatic changes in the media industry, this capstone class for journalism majors at the College of Staten Island taught students the basic principles and forces at work in transformation of the journalism industry. The class had students focus on creating a new media business from the ground up, and featured numerous guest speakers from industry and government. In this way, students were exposed to intellectual content via practical engagement.
Media Audiences (Fall 2009, Spring 2011)
An upper-division class of 20-25 students. Taught students the underlying principles by which scholars have conceived media audiences, moving from a sociological approach to a cultural studies approach to an industry oriented perspective. The class paid particular attention to the ways in which basic theoretical perspectives were being shaped by the transition to a digital media environment/
Theory and Practice of Broadcast Journalism (Fall 2009)
Introductory lab class teaching students the practices and analytical techniques necessary to compose visual journalism for a digital and broadcast environment. Class also focused on the history and theory of broadcast journalism, as well as regulatory and policy issues.
Adjunct Professor, City College (City University of New York)
Introduction to Journalism (Spring 2009)
Introduced first year journalism students to journalism history and ethics, as well as to the fundamentals of reporting.
Graduate Preceptor, Columbia University
Contemporary Civilization (Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008)
Seminar class for approximately 20 undergraduates. This class was designed to introduce Columbia undergraduates to the “great themes” of “Western” civilization. Graduate instructor positions teaching CC at Columbia are extremely competitive. One particular goal in my version of this course was to both problematize the notion of a Western canon while, at the same time, remaining true to the spirit of the individual works.