Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli media researcher in the fields of children”. Today it says “media researcher and interim dean and distinguished professor of journalism and media studies at rutgers school”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Israeli-American media researcher in the fields of children, youth and leisure culture”. It now reads “Israeli media researcher (born 1951)”.
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Dafna Lemish ( Hebrew : דפנה למיש ) is a media researcher and Interim Dean and Distinguished Professor of Journalism and Media Studies at Rutgers School of Communication and Information in New Brunswick, New Jersey. An International Communication Association (ICA) fellow, she is an author and editor of books, journal articles, book chapters, encyclopedia entries, reviews, and commentaries. Lemish is the founding editor of the Journal of Children and Media .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Dafna Lemish is an Israeli media researcher in the fields of children, youth and leisure culture; as well as construction of gender identity in the media . She serves as the Dean of the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale . She is also the founding editor of the Journal of Children and Media.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli-American media researcher in the fields of children, youth and leisure culture Dafna Lemish is an Israeli media researcher in the fields of children, youth and leisure culture; as well as construction of gender identity in the media . She serves as the Dean of the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale . She is also the founding editor of the Journal of Children and Media.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli media researcher in the fields of children”. Today it says “media researcher and interim dean and distinguished professor of journalism and media studies at rutgers school”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Israeli-American media researcher in the fields of children, youth and leisure culture”. It now reads “Israeli media researcher (born 1951)”. Read the current article and compare.
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israeli media researcher in the fields of children
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media researcher and interim dean and distinguished professor of journalism and media studies at rutgers school
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