Northwestern Qatar Podcast

Ep 9 - Dean Marwan M. Kraidy in conversation with Andrea Medrado

Marwan M. Kraidy, dean and CEO of Northwestern Qatar, hosts global communication scholar Andrea Medrado in conversation on the sidelines of the NU-Q Lecture on the Global South at Northwestern University in Qatar, hosted on November 5, 2025.

Ep 8 - AI & The Future of Design Education

Professor Spencer Striker and co-host Alessandra El Chanti talk with Dr. John Gibbs, Professor at the University of Georgia, CEO of Artimatic Inc., and influential YouTube futurist “Dr. Know-It-All”, about the future of teaching creativity in the age of AI. They explore the assessment crisis in AI-assisted classrooms, the “creative paradox” of machines mimicking mastery, and which skills still matter for the next generation of designers. This episode is produced by the Artificial Intelligence and Media Lab at Northwestern Qatar and funded by the Alumnae Award for Curriculum Innovation.

Ep 7 - Mark Graham examines the future of equity and inclusion in AI on the sidelines of his Hiwar Scholars Seminar talk

Ilhem Allagui, professor and director of the Journalism and Strategic Communication Program, and Anto Mohsin, assistant professor in the Liberal Arts Program at Northwestern University in Qatar, sit down with Mark Graham, professor of Internet Geography at the University of Oxford, to unpack the often unseen human labor behind artificial intelligence. Graham, who leads the Fairwork Project, an action-research initiative that has driven hundreds of policy and industry changes to improve conditions for millions of workers, shares insights from his latest book, Feeding the Machine, which exposes the people and systems fueling AI’s rapid growth. This episode is produced by Scheherazade Safla-Gaffoor, assistant professor in the Journalism and Strategic Communication Program, and edited by student producer Juyoung Kim ’26.

Ep 6 - Rawabet: "Social Media Influencers and Self-Media in Journalism"

In this episode of the Rawabet series, William Youmans, visiting associate professor in residence at Northwestern University in Qatar, joins Tanja Bosch, professor of media studies and production at the Centre for Film and Media Studies at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, to explore the evolving role of social media influencers and self-media in journalism. They discuss how these new forms of media are transforming the journalistic landscape, particularly in the Global South, and the implications for traditional media practices and audience engagement. This podcast series is based on discussions from Rawabet conference, “⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Journalism in the Global South: Expanding Epistemological Frameworks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.qatar.northwestern.edu/special-events/rawabet/2025/journalism-in-the-global-south.html]” held on February 9-10, 2025.

Ep 5 - Rawabet: "Frontiers of Journalism Education – Ethical Integration of AI in Global Contexts"

In this episode of the Rawabet series, Walid Al-Saqaf, associate professor at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, joins Assistant Professor Claudia Kozman to examine the ethical integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in journalism education, with a particular focus on its implications for the Global South. They explore how AI can be responsibly incorporated into journalism curricula and its potential to reshape the field in the region. This podcast series is based on discussions from Rawabet conference, “⁠⁠⁠⁠Journalism in the Global South: Expanding Epistemological Frameworks⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.qatar.northwestern.edu/special-events/rawabet/2025/journalism-in-the-global-south.html]” held on February 9-10, 2025.