Events

Monthly research jams are informal research meetings that will happen once a month at lunch time. The goal is to discuss and share experiences of pressing and relevant issues around the Center’s research strategic areas with practical outcomes. For example, discussions might focus on “using AI tools for creative research”, “meaningfully engaging with local communities,” or “developing new methods for engaged research”.

• Each year in the spring, we will send out a call for research jams.
• Jams can be planned by the directors, affiliated and core faculty, or PhD students.
• The format is free (informal chat, round tables, lecture), as long as it focuses on one of the Center’s strategic research areas.
• The organizer is responsible for inviting speakers, participants and promoting the event with the support of Center staff.
• To be held at the 3rd Floor at Snell Library, space adjacent to the Center.
• There is a small amount of funding support for jams.

Are you a Northeastern affiliated or core faculty member interested in doing a research jam? If so, please fill out our interest form here.

The CTM aims to promote and champion the work of our affiliated faculty. To that end, we organize book launch events and offer on-site copies for sale from our ongoing community partner, Frugal Bookstore.

Past book launches include: 

• What Works in Community News: Media Startups, News Deserts, and the Future of the Fourth Estate by Ellen Clegg and Dan Kennedy, 2024.
• Playframes by Celia Pearce, 2025.

We organize occasional exhibitions of faculty work, often at conferences and larger-scale events.

Our CTM film screenings series showcases media ethics in action, showcasing the work of artists, activists, journalists, and changemakers who are leading innovation in the media and technology landscape.

Past films include: 

• Bad Press, 2023
• Break the Game, 2024
• Another Body, 2025