Anya Schiffrin
Biographic Data
| ID | 4497372 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anya Schiffrin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anya |
| FAMILY NAME | Schiffrin |
| SIGNATURE | SCHIFFRIN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Columbia University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1103-1801 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 49 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Better Together
The question of how to measure and quantify the impact of investigative reporting has long bedeviled communications scholars, journalists and media development practitioners. This paper analyzes how journalists and media organizations perceive the impact of one of the largest collaborations of investigative journalism ever conducted: the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists’ (ICIJ) Pandora Papers. Drawing on new global survey of …
Investigative journalism 50 years after Watergate
The Watergate scandal, investigated by journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, is often viewed as the defining moment that elevated the role of investigative journalism in the United States and beyond. Nixon’s resignation highlighted, among other things, journalism’s ability to hold the powerful accountable. This Special Issue revisits Watergate 50 years later, exploring its lasting impact on investigative journalism and its role in promotin…
Women in the digital world
In the early days of the internet it was hoped that going online would bring communities together, help people find each other and that social media would become a powerful advocacy tool as communities could better campaign for the causes they believed in. Instead, gender discrimination, trolling and abusive behavior are rife on the internet. This introduction provides context on women in the digital world. The papers in this special issue includ…
Misinformation Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Misinformation Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa is a single volume containing two research reports by eight authors examining policy towards misinformation in Sub-Saharan Africa. The volume first examines the teaching of ‘media literacy’ in state-run schools in seven Sub-Saharan African countries as of mid-2020, as relates to misinformation. It explains the limited elements of media and information literacy (MIL) that are included in the curricula in…
Media Capture - How Money, Digital Platforms, and Governments Control the News
From Online Political Posting to Mansplaining
The gender dynamics of political discussion are important. These dynamics shape who shares their political views and how they share their views and reactions to these views. Using representative survey data from the United States and the UK, we investigate how social media platforms shape the gender dynamics of political posting. We find that on Facebook, gender does not predict political posting, whereas on Twitter, the gender gap is more pronou…
Introduction to Special Issue on media capture
This introduction discusses the idea of ‘media capture’. It argues that media capture is a useful concept for understanding today’s state of the media. Media capture refers to a situation in which governments or vested interests networked with politics control the media. While traditional forms of prepublication censorship no longer exist in many parts of the world, the media are still not truly free. Political transition and digital technology, …
From Cairo to Wall Street
Does Training Make a Difference? Evaluating Journalism Training Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa
Media in much of sub-Saharan Africa are severely constrained by lack of resources, government pressure, the influence of media ownership, and the quality of secondary education and professional education. In many countries, newspapers are unable to perform the role of watchdog or to educate the public effectively, in part because of difficulties faced by their journalists. Into the breach have stepped myriad foreign, journalism training organizat…
Not Really Enough
The media in much of sub-Saharan Africa is severely constrained by several factors: lack of resources, government pressure, the influence of media ownership and the declining quality of secondary education and professional journalism education. In many countries, newspapers are unable to perform the role of watchdog or effectively educate the public in part because of the difficulties faced by the journalists in their employ. Into the breach has …
Introduction to Special Issue on media capture
This introduction discusses the idea of ‘media capture’. It argues that media capture is a useful concept for understanding today’s state of the media. Media capture refers to a situation in which governments or vested interests networked with politics control the media. While traditional forms of prepublication censorship no longer exist in many parts of the world, the media are still not truly free. Political transition and digital technology, …
From Online Political Posting to Mansplaining
The gender dynamics of political discussion are important. These dynamics shape who shares their political views and how they share their views and reactions to these views. Using representative survey data from the United States and the UK, we investigate how social media platforms shape the gender dynamics of political posting. We find that on Facebook, gender does not predict political posting, whereas on Twitter, the gender gap is more pronou…
Not Really Enough
The media in much of sub-Saharan Africa is severely constrained by several factors: lack of resources, government pressure, the influence of media ownership and the declining quality of secondary education and professional journalism education. In many countries, newspapers are unable to perform the role of watchdog or effectively educate the public in part because of the difficulties faced by the journalists in their employ. Into the breach has …
Does Training Make a Difference? Evaluating Journalism Training Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa
Media in much of sub-Saharan Africa are severely constrained by lack of resources, government pressure, the influence of media ownership, and the quality of secondary education and professional education. In many countries, newspapers are unable to perform the role of watchdog or to educate the public effectively, in part because of difficulties faced by their journalists. Into the breach have stepped myriad foreign, journalism training organizat…
Not Really Enough
The media in much of sub-Saharan Africa is severely constrained by several factors: lack of resources, government pressure, the influence of media ownership and the declining quality of secondary education and professional journalism education. In many countries, newspapers are unable to perform the role of watchdog or effectively educate the public in part because of the difficulties faced by the journalists in their employ. Into the breach has …
Does Training Make a Difference? Evaluating Journalism Training Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa
Media in much of sub-Saharan Africa are severely constrained by lack of resources, government pressure, the influence of media ownership, and the quality of secondary education and professional education. In many countries, newspapers are unable to perform the role of watchdog or to educate the public effectively, in part because of difficulties faced by their journalists. Into the breach have stepped myriad foreign, journalism training organizat…
From Cairo to Wall Street
Introduction to Special Issue on media capture
This introduction discusses the idea of ‘media capture’. It argues that media capture is a useful concept for understanding today’s state of the media. Media capture refers to a situation in which governments or vested interests networked with politics control the media. While traditional forms of prepublication censorship no longer exist in many parts of the world, the media are still not truly free. Political transition and digital technology, …
From Online Political Posting to Mansplaining
The gender dynamics of political discussion are important. These dynamics shape who shares their political views and how they share their views and reactions to these views. Using representative survey data from the United States and the UK, we investigate how social media platforms shape the gender dynamics of political posting. We find that on Facebook, gender does not predict political posting, whereas on Twitter, the gender gap is more pronou…
Women in the digital world
In the early days of the internet it was hoped that going online would bring communities together, help people find each other and that social media would become a powerful advocacy tool as communities could better campaign for the causes they believed in. Instead, gender discrimination, trolling and abusive behavior are rife on the internet. This introduction provides context on women in the digital world. The papers in this special issue includ…
Misinformation Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Misinformation Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa is a single volume containing two research reports by eight authors examining policy towards misinformation in Sub-Saharan Africa. The volume first examines the teaching of ‘media literacy’ in state-run schools in seven Sub-Saharan African countries as of mid-2020, as relates to misinformation. It explains the limited elements of media and information literacy (MIL) that are included in the curricula in…
Media Capture - How Money, Digital Platforms, and Governments Control the News
Investigative journalism 50 years after Watergate
The Watergate scandal, investigated by journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, is often viewed as the defining moment that elevated the role of investigative journalism in the United States and beyond. Nixon’s resignation highlighted, among other things, journalism’s ability to hold the powerful accountable. This Special Issue revisits Watergate 50 years later, exploring its lasting impact on investigative journalism and its role in promotin…
Better Together
The question of how to measure and quantify the impact of investigative reporting has long bedeviled communications scholars, journalists and media development practitioners. This paper analyzes how journalists and media organizations perceive the impact of one of the largest collaborations of investigative journalism ever conducted: the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists’ (ICIJ) Pandora Papers. Drawing on new global survey of …
Political science (7 works) · Public relations (7 works) · Law (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Journalism (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Media Studies and Communication (4 works) · Social Media and Politics (4 works) · Government (linguistics (3 works)