Center for Media at Risk

Fostering free and critical media practice and scholarship

We are in uncharted waters. Intimidation threatens media practitioners worldwide, and disinformation campaigns destabilize public trust. The Center for Media at Risk convenes scholars and practitioners to strategize in response to the multiple risks threatening media freedom. We believe that knowledge is power: Knowing how media practitioners work under the uneven power dynamics posed by authoritarian, racist, misogynist, homophobic, classist and settler-colonialist regimes helps us to defend media freedom everywhere.
the image shows a classroom or lecture hall setting with several people seated at desks, facing the front of the room. There is a large screen displaying an image of people in conversation, and two individuals are seated at the front, possibly leading a discussion or presentation. The room has modern lighting and design elements, including wooden panels on one wall and acoustic panels on another.
Barbie Zelizer, wearing red, and smiling from the lectern at Annenberg.