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An image from Nintendo’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Nintendo has made effective use of nostalgia to turn the Mario series into the best-selling video game franchise of all time and one of the largest multi-media properties on Earth. (Nintendo and Universal Studios via AP)

Sick of reboots? How ‘nostalgia bait’ profits off Millennial and Gen Z’s childhood memories

Nostalgia can provide emotional relief during times of stress, a fact which the entertainment industry takes full advantage of to profit off of the anxiety of Millenials and Gen Z.
A man and a boy walk across the almost-dried river bed of the River Yamuna following hot weather in New Delhi, India, in May 2022. Northern India is again in the grips of an unprecedented heatwave. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Here’s how climate social scientists are finding their way in the era of climate crisis

Focusing on despair is unhelpful and may even prevent climate action. Insights from climate social scientists can help navigate the doom and gloom.
Journalists are using generative AI for tasks such as composing drafts and writing newsletters. Olena Koliesnik/iStock via Getty Images

Newsrooms are experimenting with generative AI, warts and all

AI may shore up an industry experiencing economic headwinds. But in a field where professional ethics and public trust are particularly important, it’s a risky endeavor.
Indigenous media makers are successfully gaining more control over their storytelling. Here Dallas Goldtooth and Jana Schmieding as Nelson Renville and Reagan Wells in the sitcom, ‘Rutherford Falls.’ (Goldtooth Schmieding/Peacock)

From stereotypes to sovereignty: How Indigenous media makers assert narrative control

Indigenous media have rapidly expanded over the last 30 years with Indigenous media makers gaining greater control of their narratives.
A person walks by CTV, a division of Bell Media, in Ottawa, in February 2022. Bell Media’s parent company, BCE Inc., announced on Feb. 8, 2024 that it was making cuts. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

Journalism students see an industry in crisis. It’s time to talk about it

Journalism educators need to have new conversations with students that address their experiences, their worries and their understanding of what journalism is and what they want it to be.
O.J. Simpson shows the jury a pair of gloves, similar to those found near the crime scene, during his trial in Los Angeles in 1995. POO/AFP via Getty Images

Has the media learned anything since the O.J. Simpson trial?

Since the ‘trial of the century,’ the lines between news and entertainment have become increasingly blurred.

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