Ball State University - Insight and Research

Center for Media Design
Ball Communication Building, Room 214
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306

Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. during academic year, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. during the summer
Phone: 765-285-0123
Fax: 765-285-0124
E-mail: cmd@bsu.edu

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What is Insight and Research?
Media is a constant and pervasive presence in our lives, saturating nearly every environment and interaction. Insight and Research at the Center for Media Design is charged with exploring a continuing and evolving relationship with media and their impact on our lives. To address these issues, we focus on three key research spheres:

Featured Speaking Event: The Effects of Tracking & Selling Online Activities
Who: David A.W. Wong, Associate, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Chris Baggott, CEO, Compendium Blogware
Michael V. Bloxham, Director of Insight & Research, Center for Media Design at Ball State University
When: Friday, February 5, 2010, 8-9:30 a.m.
Where: Ball State Alumni Center

Featured Speaking Event: How Will Journalism Survive the Internet Age?
Who: Mike Bloxham, Director of Insight and Research, Center for Media Design, Ball State University
When: 4 p.m., Tuesday, December 1
Where: Federal Trade Commission, 601 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

Featured Study: Video Consumer Mapping Study
The Center for Media Design, along with representatives from Nielsen, the Council for Research Excellence (CRE), and Sequent Partners released results from the $3.5 million Video Consumer Mapping (VCM) study in New York City on March 26, 2009.
Read more about the results of this landmark study, the largest ever observational undertaking exploring consumers’ cross-platform media use. Download presentations and reports from the VCM at the CRE Web site and explore press coverage of the VCM in our news archives.