2020 Mid-Year Letter from the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Media Rise, Dr Srivi Ramasubramanian.

“The role of humanities is to bring empathy and perspective,” said Dr. Srivi “Srivi” Ramasubramanian. That quote was the takeaway from...

For those looking for an educational way to spend Wednesday evening, join Texas A&M University’s Global Health Humanities webinar to...

The Journal of Applied Communication Research (JACR) published a special, peer-reviewed online collection of digital essays on...

In May of 2020, Media Rise invited activists, students, and community mentors of all ages to share their meaningful media stories during...

Dear Media Rise supporters and contributors, As we close the chapter on one of Media Rise's meaningful initiatives, "Quarantined Across...

Dear Media Risers, We stand here in solidarity at a historic moment. In the middle of a global COVID-19 pandemic. Witnessing a global...

Quarantined Across Borders - call for entries

This day-long conference on media literacy and civic engagement was held on September 28, 2018.

Media Rise is honored to kick off the National Media Literacy Week (November 6-10) with the screening and discussion of documentary film "St

We're writing with a few important mid-year reflections and updates. If you see opportunities for collaboration, please reach out to us

Despite the dreary Friday afternoon weather, students at the Richard Wright Public Charter School for Journalism and the Media Arts were cha

Media Rise concluded its 2015 festival with a daylong Forum on Saturday, October 3 at Impact Hub. The intimate discussions focused on how...

Storytellers, designers, and creatives dedicated to advancing positive social change through media are invited to the Media Rise Pitch Night

It's been one month since our 3rd annual festival in Washington, D.C.! We are humbled by the feedback we've received so far.

BY Sarah Krauss The Media Rise Festival presented its second day of events featuring a screening of “The Mask You Live In,” the new...

Thank you to all who attended our 3rd annual festival in Washington, D.C. last week! Congrats to Pitch Night and Doc-in-a-Day winners!

We need driven, passionate and detail-oriented volunteers to contribute to our blog and organize our events, including our annual festival.

We are proud to announce that DreamWakers, the grand prize winner of the 2014 Media Rise Pitch Night, is featured in a full-page ad in the A

2015 Media Rise Festival Preview Schedule