14 Ithaca College faculty, retired faculty, former post-docs and alums have published pieces with THE EDGE, the national publication of the Park Center for Independent Media.
Ranging from op eds to creative nonfiction to analysis, the pieces are designed to move scholarly research outward to the wider public in an accessible style.
Topics range from abortion, current politics, book reviews, AI, Holocaust social media, augmented reality, the war in Ukraine, small businesses, information technology, laptops in classrooms, the racism of capital punishments, the world cup in Qatar, the Appalachian floods, COVID, the medical system, and the state of higher education.
The Edge is the online publication of the Park Center for Independent Media, a center for the study of journalism and media outside traditional corporate systems. As an alternative to coverage by establishment journalism, The Edge aims to foster conversations on national and global issues with perspectives from journalists, experts, and students outside mainstream news. Independent media is becoming more crucial as conglomeration intensifies and corporate interests hamper mainstream journalism. Based in Ithaca, New York, The Edge engages local and international independent media on subjects including the environment, politics, and justice, as part of building a robust, viable future for U.S. journalism.
Contributing writers:
Jonathan Ablard: “No Laptops: How to Escape Screens for a Few Hours Each Week”
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Jeff Cohen: “So This Is What It Looks Like When the Corporate Media Opposes a War”
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Zillah Eisenstein: “Harry and Meghan — A Story of Toxic Familism and the Royals”
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Elizabeth Hoffman: “The FIFA World Cup Was the Best Thing to Happen for Human Rights in Qatar”
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Chris Holmes: “Upending Arthur Miller: A Clarion Call to Our Cultural Emergency”
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Matt Holtmeier: “Floods, Dark Appalachia, and Environmental Horror”
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Brad Hougham: “A Pledge for Surviving Difficult Times in Higher Education”
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Narges Kasiri: “The Business Analytics, Information Technology, and Future of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises”
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Ari Kissiloff: “Is Artificial Intelligence Poised to Disrupt College Teaching?”
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Rachel Schaff: “#TheHolocaust on Social Media”
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Tom Shevory: “A Brief Political Travelogue of an American Abroad”
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Jennifer Spitzer: “Purebloods: The Anti-Semitism and White Supremacy of the Anti-Vax Movement”
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Michael Trotti: “The Racism of American Capital Punishment”
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Patricia Zimmermann: “The COVID 10 Million”