2011 French Media Fellow Philippe Bernard on Franco-African Relations

On October 5th,  Former Media Fellow and Sanford Visiting Professor Stephen Smith and 2011 French & Francophone Studies Media Fellow Philippe Bernard, reporter for Le Monde, joined Duke Professor Achille Mbembe for a discussion entitled The Colonies Pay Back: Culture and Corruption in Franco-African Relations.  The talk was covered in Duke Today.com. Bernard continued the discussion with an interview of Prof. Mbembe, published in Le Monde on Oct. 17, 2011.

Bennett with Frontline, “Top Secret America”

Frontline, "Top Secret America"

Patterson Professor Philip Bennett, in his role as Managing Editor of Frontline, reflects on Frontline’s film “Top Secret America”. Bennett’s Frontline article, entitled “Has the Balance Tipped?”, was published on September 7, 2011, and the related Frontline film “Top Secret America” broadcast on September 6, 2011. Continue reading →

Kip Frey joins EvoApp

Kip Frey, who teaches Intellectual Property: Law, Policy and Practice, has joined Durham-based EvoApp as CEO and President.  EvoApp is a young technology firm specializing in social media business intelligence.  Frey’s new position was announced in the News & Observer, on September 7, 2011.

Knight Chair Sarah Cohen Creates Reporter’s Lab

The Reporter’s Lab, officially known as the Project for the Advancement of Public Affairs Reporting, soft-launched this summer as a vehicle for the computational journalism initiative at Duke, which aims to reduce the cost of original public affairs journalism. Under Sarah Cohen‘s direction, the Lab will Continue reading →