JanetPhD

Apr 26

“[Social media used during popular TV shows like] “Scandal has brought back the lost art of must-see TV,” said Janet Sternberg, assistant professor of communication and media studies at Fordham University. “Since the days of the VCR, we’ve had less and less reason to watch the same things at the same time.”

Social media pick up on ‘Scandal’

http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20130425_Social_media_pick_up_on__Scandal_.html

(via robinsworld)

Feb 14

Now available digitally: MICP for e-readers

misbehaviorincyberplaces:

Misbehavior in Cyber Places is now available in several digital formats, including Kindle, Nook, and other types of e-books, from the publisher’s Web site, as well as via Amazon, (where you can purchase and download the book instantly, or just take a look inside).

Nov 7

MICP already available via Amazon

misbehaviorincyberplaces:

Misbehavior in Cyber Places is already available via Amazon, as well as from the publisher’s Web site (actual publication date listed as October 25, 2012).

Oct 31

MICP now on Amazon!

misbehaviorincyberplaces:

Misbehavior in Cyber Places is now available via Amazon, as well as from the publisher’s Web site (already available, new publication date October 25, 2012).

Oct 3

First reviews of my new book, Misbehavior in Cyber Places

The first reviews of my book, Misbehavior in Cyber Places, come from scholars who agreed to provide endorsements for the back cover as well as the publisher’s Web site. I’m grateful that the back cover carries remarks from Joshua Meyrowitz, Professor of Communication, University of New Hampshire, Durham, author of No Sense of Place; and Douglas Rushkoff, author of Program or Be Programmed and Life Inc. Their endorsements also appear on the Web, along with additional comments from Lance Strate, Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Fordham University, author of On the Binding Biases of Time and Echoes and Reflections; Amy Bruckman, Associate Professor in the School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology; and Bruce Gronbeck, A. Craig Baird Distinguished Professor of Public Address, University of Iowa. Thanks to all these scholars for their support!

Sep 23

A site of its own for MICP

My book now has a site of its own, just getting started.
Misbehavior in Cyber Places: The Regulation of Online Conduct in Virtual Communities on the Internet

Sep 19

My book is coming out soon!
Summary:
Misbehavior in Cyber Places studies computer-mediated, interpersonal communication on the Internet up to the turn of the century, portraying a technological universe that existed before social media, smartphones, and commercialism began to dominate cyberspace in the new millennium. Here, with amateurs prevailing over professionals, digital immigrants explored online frontiers and founded virtual communities. Based on early stages of Internet research, this book examines misbehavior across a wide range of online environments. Sternberg distinguishes misbehavior and rule-breaking from crime and law-breaking, and discusses cybercrime, cyberlaw, and the differences between local and global regulation. This book lays out the theoretical framework and fundamental ideas of media ecology, a branch of communication scholarship. Sternberg highlights pioneering media ecology perspectives on space, place, situations, rules, and behavior in public. These subjects are highly relevant for understanding digital media, mediated interpersonal communication, and behavior in online environments.
2012 University Press of America, Inc.
ISBN 9780761860112

Aug 30

Dr. Alex Trebek and Dr. Janet Sternberg ― May 2011

Honorary degree recipient Alex Trebek
was awarded a Doctorate of Humane Letters
at Fordham University Commencement
May 21, 2011, Bronx, New York, USA
with Janet Sternberg as his faculty sponsor
Photos: http://bit.ly/JSalex

Aug 16

My spoken greetings to the Universe in Portuguese on NASA Voyager Golden Record ― Minhas saudações para o Universo em português no Disco de Ouro da NASA Voyager

“Paz e felicidade a todos”
“Peace and happiness to all”

recorded/gravado 8 June/junho 1977
Ithaca, New York, USA/EUA, Earth/Terra

http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/languages/portuguese.html

Aug 15

Leitura da tradução em português por Janet Sternberg do ensaio “Curiosidade” escrito por Clara T. Ma, vencedora do concurso de nomeação do Mars Science Laboratory da NASA.

Reading of Portuguese translation by Janet Sternberg of the “Curiority” essay written by Clara T. Ma, winner of the NASA Mars Science Laboratory naming contest.

Curiosidade

O seguinte é o ensaio escrito por Clara Ma, vencedora do concurso de nomeação do Mars Science Laboratory. Doze anos de idade, Ma apresentou a proposta vencedora, “Curiosidade.”

A curiosidade é uma chama eterna que arde na mente de todos. Me faz levantar da cama de manhã e me perguntar quais surpresas a vida vai me trazer neste dia. A curiosidade é uma força tão poderosa. Sem ela, não seríamos quem somos hoje. Quando era mais nova, eu me perguntava: ‘Por que o céu é azul?’, ‘Por que as estrelas cintilam?’, ‘Por que eu sou eu?’, e ainda continuo assim. Eu tinha tantas perguntas, e América é o lugar onde quero achar minhas respostas. A curiosidade é a paixão que nos dirige pelas nossas vidas cotidianas. Nos tornamos investigadores e cientistas com nossa necessidade de fazer perguntas e de querer saber. Com certeza, há muitos riscos e perigos, mas apesar disso, ainda continuamos a querer saber e sonhar e criar e ter esperança. Já descobrimos tanto sobre o mundo, mas ainda tão pouco. Nunca vamos saber tudo que há para saber, mas com a nossa curiosidade ardente, já aprendemos muito.

Tradução e leitura por Janet Sternberg

Portuguese translation by Janet Sternberg of the “Curiosity” essay written by Clara T. Ma, winner of the NASA Mars Science Laboratory naming contest.

Tradução em português por Janet Sternberg do ensaio “Curiosidade” escrito por Clara T. Ma, vencedora do concurso de nomeação do Mars Science Laboratory da NASA.

Aug 4

Trash Talk Nation: The Phenomenon of Incivility in Contemporary Media in the USA ― Nação "Trash Talk": O Fenômeno da Incivilidade na Mídia Contemporânea dos EUA

Abstract: Trash talk is toxic language that pollutes the current media landscape in the USA. Trash talk includes various types of impolite and rude discourse; trash talkers communicate in styles that seem aggressive, argumentative, insulting, offensive, or abusive. In this paper, I review examples of the rise of trash talk in contemporary media in the USA, specifically television. Next, I consider the negative impact of such uncivil discourse on people’s mental and physical well-being. Finally, I suggest how to resist trash talk in media and in everyday life as well. By making a conscious effort to reduce incivility, Americans can cultivate a more balanced communication environment and a healthier civil culture

Paper in English (abstract in Portuguese and English)
Presented at annual COMPÓS conference
June 2009 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
in Working Group on Reception: processes of interpretation, use and media consumption
Trash Talk Nation: The Phenomenon of Incivility in Contemporary Media in the USA
Nação “Trash Talk”: O Fenômeno da Incivilidade na Mídia Contemporânea dos EUA
Janet Sternberg
2009 - 2009 - XVIII COMPÓS: Belo Horizonte/MG
GT - Recepção: processos de interpretação, uso e consumo midiáticos

Jul 19

Lecture ― Mediating Ourselves to Death (October 24, 2011, 32m)

Mediating Ourselves to Death: Life in the Digital Age
Presented at Maumee Valley Country Day School, Toledo, Ohio
Inaugural lecture of MVCDS 2011-12 Global Education Speaker Series on theme “Here Comes Everybody: How Digital Networking is Changing the World”
Retitled by WGTE Toledo as “The Social Ills of Social Media”

Palestra: Ideologia das Máquinas ― Lecture in Portuguese: Ideology of Machines (PUC-Rio, 9 junho 2009, 1h52m)

Ideologia das Máquinas: Por uma Ecologia da Mídia
Transmitido em 09/06/2009, PUC-Rio
Quem manda? Os seres humanos ou as máquinas? Você ou seus aparelhos eletrônicos e digitais? Como aproveitar a ecologia das mídias para aumentar os benefícios e minimizar os problemas relacionados com os meios de comunicação? A professora do departamento de Comunicação e Estudos Midiáticos da Fordham University - New York/USA, Janet Sternberg fala sobre essas questões.

The Ideology of Machines: For an Ecology of Media
Recorded June 9, 2009, PUC-Rio
Who’s the boss? Humans or their machines? You or your digital and electronic devices? How can we use media ecology to increase the benefits and minimize the problems related to communication media? Professor in the department of Communication and Media Studies of Fordham University, New York/USA, Janet Sternberg talks about these issues.

Créditos:
Transmissão ao vivo: Stephanie Candido; Mesa de corte: Sidney Guilhon; Mesa de áudio: Camilla Siqueira e Jéssica Rodrigues; Câmeras: Alice Ferman e Stephania Imperial; Produção: Marianna Brito

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Janet Sternberg PhD — Media Ecologist — About JanetPhD

Social media pick up on ‘Scandal’

Now available digitally: MICP for e-readers

MICP already available via Amazon

MICP now on Amazon!

First reviews of my new book, Misbehavior in Cyber Places

A site of its own for MICP

Dr. Alex Trebek and Dr. Janet Sternberg ― May 2011

My spoken greetings to the Universe in Portuguese on NASA Voyager Golden Record ― Minhas saudações para o Universo em português no Disco de Ouro da NASA Voyager

Trash Talk Nation: The Phenomenon of Incivility in Contemporary Media in the USA ― Nação "Trash Talk": O Fenômeno da Incivilidade na Mídia Contemporânea dos EUA

Lecture ― Mediating Ourselves to Death (October 24, 2011, 32m)

Palestra: Ideologia das Máquinas ― Lecture in Portuguese: Ideology of Machines (PUC-Rio, 9 junho 2009, 1h52m)