This episode features Dr. Akiba Cohen in conversation with Dr. Ori Tenenboim. They discuss Dr. Cohen’s most notable communication research studies which broadly involved gauging public perceptions of television broadcasts and the newsworthiness of publicized events. Dr. Cohen goes on to discuss his contributions to the development and global popularization of Israeli communication scholarship as well as his role in paving the academic road for future Israeli communication scholars.
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Featuring
Ellen Wartella
Ori Tenenboim
Akiba Cohen
Sponsor:
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
More from our guests:
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Communication | Professor of Psychology, Human Development and Social Policy, and Medical Social Sciences
Northwestern University
Director, Center on Media and Human Development
Twitter: @CMHD_NU
Assistant Professor | School of Journalism, Writing and Media
The University of British Columbia
Twitter: @ori_tene
(Retired) Professor Emeritus | Department of Communication Studies | Gershon H. Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences
Tel Aviv University
Past President & Elected Fellow | International Communication Association
Works Referenced in Episode:
Cohen, A.A. (1996). Global newsrooms, local audiences: a study of the eurovision news exchange.
Copy and Audio Editor:
Troy Cruz
Sharlene Burgos
Executive Producer:
DeVante Brown