News & Updates
The Climate Crisis Comes Home an Interview with Aurora Flynn
Research and theory only stay in their books until the crisis they reveal burns down your house. Aurora Flynn is a climate researcher who saw first hand the destruction warming temperatures can unleash. While working in California, Flynn had to flee the 2019 fires...
COVID-19: A Note From the UNESCO-Chair
Dear Friends, During a period of increasing nationalism, the relentless itinerary of a virus that is heedless of national boundaries is telling us, in piercing tones, that we are all indeed connected to each other, that we are one globe, one world. The virus is...
Local or National? How Radio Connects Us
KLCC director Rachael McDonald talks about how to report on hate crimes and radio’s role in investigation. Additionally, what is local radio’s part in reporting on international and national news in relation to local reactions or connections.
The Challenges of Radio in the 2020s
KLCC director Rachael McDonald discusses funding and underwriting models, and how they’ve changed as demographics and technological challenges have arisen over the last 10 years for radio.
Local Radio in an Evolving Media World
In an increasingly connected world, what can, and should, a local radio station do in its community? KLCC director Rachael McDonald talks about expanding connections beyond Eugene and how her work has changed with a government hostile to media.
The Perfect Voice For Radio
There’s no mistaking Prince Nesta’s voice for anyone else. He talks about his natural radio voice, his mother’s dream that he’s honoring by studying journalism and his initial fascination with radio.
The World DJ, from Kenya to Oregon
Prince Nesta loves all aspects of radio, including spinning records. He talks about discovering music from across the world and his time as a DJ in Kenya.
Kenya to Nevada to Oregon, Prince Nesta’s Travels
University of Oregon PhD student Prince Nesta talks about his journey from Kenya to Nevada to Oregon and the ongoing digital transition of traditional radio.
Where Does Public Radio Go From Here?
Chris Chavez talks about NPR, its role in the modern media landscape and its evolution over the last 50 years. The technological and demographic changes and disruptions of the 21st century have proven tricky for radio and funding is another question mark he examines...
Dreaming in Turtle
Peter Laufer talks about his book “Dreaming in Turtle,” the inspiration behind studying the boxy reptiles and human cruelty toward animals.
Is a Wall, a Wall, a Wall?
Chris Chavez and Peter Laufer talk about Peter’s research on walls, the ramifications of the Berlin Wall and walls as physical and symbolic structures. Peter asks what our relationships with these barriers are and “do those walls need to be oppressive?”
Higher Education in a No Borders World
Juan-Carlos Molleda talks about our increasingly cosmopolitan world, with cultural ideas freely traded between nations and how it affects modern students and how they cross physical and cultural borders.
Crossing Venezuela to Colombia
Juan-Carlos Molleda talks at length about the border between Colombia and Venezuela, its on-going militarization and the struggles of those crossing the border during the current crisis.
Reunion and Escape on the Colombian-Venezuelan Border
Juan-Carlos Molleda, Dean of the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon, found both a reunion and an escape went he traveled to Colombia to meet his family in Venezuela. He crossed border to help his family with the disintegrating situation...
Migrant Workers in Oman and a “Culture of Shame”
Payton Bruni went to Oman, in part, to study Arabic, but was embedded in a community of foreign guest workers. He discusses the cultural influx of migrants to Oman, the “culture of shame” around labor and his experience as an outsider.
How Do Journalists Investigate While Abroad?
In a country with strong control over press freedom, a journalist will have to take new approaches to work on stories. University of Oregon student Payton Bruni studied in Oman, and discusses how he worked on interviews, investigation and writing while living there.
Press Freedom and Instant Communication in Oman
University of Oregon student Payton Bruni witnessed and investigated a crackdown on press freedom while studying in Oman. He also discusses how instant communication has changed governments’ relationships with journalists.
Communicating Science in a Divided Society
Author and journalist at the University of Oregon Professor Peter Laufer recently visited the University of Nevada as part of an expert group of panelists alongside Vanessa Serrao, creative director of storytelling for National Geographic, and Stephanie McAfee,...