Changing the Conversation about Mental Health through Media

Proud of the work we're doing at IU -- 

https://mediaschool.indiana.edu/news-events/news/item.html?n=changing-the-conversation-about-mental-health-through-media

LAUNCH OF KINETIC IMAGERY AND EXTENDED REALITY (KIX) LAB

A project I co-conceptualized and which The Media School at Indiana University is taking the lead on (in partnership with six other schools).

https://news.iu.edu/live/news/35427-24-foot-led-immersive-soundstage-for-virtual

Journalistically Speaking: Covering the Capital

How lucky was I to have moderated "Journalistically Speaking: Covering the Capitol" on Feb. 17 in Washington, D.C, with IU/The Media School - Indiana University alums -- Washington Post photojournalist Matt McClain; ABC reporter Arthur Jones II; and Fox commentator/UPenn Perry World House Executive Director Marie Harf. Meaningful conversation overlapping with my work on mental health and media depictions - how journalists experience trauma and what to do about it; how they sometimes cause trauma, the need to ask why am I telling this story and who might be hurt or helped -- as well as the rise of AI, the challenges of reporting in a fraught environment in which facts aren’t agreed upon; and the need to break out of our echo chambers. To be continued. . . 

Interviewed on podcast re mental health, horror, and dean'ing

enjoyed being interviewed for this podcast - horror movies, mental health,and dean'ing. Names dropped: Debra Kahn Tolchinsky, True Memories and Other Falsehoods, Northwestern University Department of Radio/Television/Film, Northwestern University MFA in Writing for Screen+Stage, The Media School at Indiana University, Northwestern University Pritzker Pucker Studio Lab, Get Out, La Llorona, the Babadook, His House, The Black Phone,and Under the Skin. Enjoy:

https://soundcloud.com/iu-media-school/episode-6-im-no-expert-on-mental-health-and-filmmaking?fbclid=IwAR3morFbbJeaFYmueyzFlxn2jvKd2x0LoOWz6BfH_OCFhtVjYQqwaebm8N0

Looking forward to speaking about mental health and media

Register here: https://alumni.iupui.edu/events/weekend-u.html (IU-centric, but open to the public)