DAVID TIERNEY
NEW YORK CITY

Hello my name is David! I'm a MA student at NYU where I'm studying Media, Culture, & Communication. You'll be able to see all my work here–whether it be my documentaries, student research, blog, and other work. Follow my updates and discover New York City with me!


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Research

Digital Media Literacy: Wikipedia and its Place in the Classroom

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December 7, 2022

The rise of fake news and false information–particularly in the previous U.S. Presidential Elections–has reignited the discourse on digital media literacy in the educational arena. Critical development must take place should the modern digitally centric society continue to function democratically. New methods on digital media literacy have been uncovered….


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Research

The Politics of Media: How Technologies are Reshaping our Current Political and Cultural Landscape

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May 21, 2022

Technology is transforming the political and cultural landscapes of the globe. In this research, careful observation is made towards the global and transnational flow of media and information along with the technological infrastructure that it relies on to communicate those messages. Furthermore, this paper investigates the discrimination that media…


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Photography

First Baptist Church in the City of NY

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February 24, 2022

I find this church absolutely breathtaking. The first time I saw it, I fell in love with the architecture of it. Little did I know, my mom and her parents attended this church when they lived in New York City during the 90s. The history of this church is…


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Pandemic Communication: Behavioral Impact of Public Health Campaigns and State Mandated Communicative Practices

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October 31, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in mass amounts of public health campaigns by federal, state, and local governments all throughout the world. The success of these campaigns rests in the audiences that receive these messages and whether they choose to accept the messages. This study seeks to understand how the…

Documentaries

COVID Learning

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May 9, 2021

COVID Learning is a short documentary about a high schooler who is experiencing the struggles of remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. This short documentary shares the experiences of a high school student during the remote learning period, how they overcame certain obstacles, and what they continue to struggle…