War reporters in the 21st century deal with intensifying industrial, technological and political challenges that makes their work more and more precarious. That is the main takeaway of Lindsay Palmer’s new book Becoming the Story: …
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SJMC Awarded $411,000 Research Grant Through UW2020
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Kathryn McGarr wins Margaret A. Blanchard Doctoral Dissertation Prize
Assistant Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Kathryn McGarr, was recently selected for the Margaret A. Blanchard Doctoral Dissertation Prize for her dissertation, “Gentlemen of the Press: Post World War II Foreign …
Professor Young Mie Kim Publishes Research on Groups and Targets of Divisive Issue Campaigns on Facebook
The UW-Madison research, “The Stealth Media? Groups and Targets Behind Divisive Issue Campaigns on Facebook,” conducted by Professor Young Mie Kim and her team provide valuable insight into the targeting of key voters with divisive …
Media Mentions: Professor Lew Friedland Discusses Sinclair Broadcast Group
Politico — May 8, 2018 https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/08/fox-sinclair-hannity-pirro-conservatives-576212 Here and Now, Wisconsin Public Television — April 6, 2018 https://wpt.org/here-and-now/uw-professor-aftermath-sinclair Springfield Journal Register — April 4, 2018 http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180404/bernard-schoenburg-past-wics-leader-would-be-appalled-by-sinclair-message-son-says NBC Nightly News — April 2, 2018 https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/tv-anchors-decrying-fake-news-puts-spotlight-on-sinclair-broadcast-group-1200738371824 NewsHour — Oct. …
Sue Robinson Wins Morgridge Center Award
SJMC Professor Sue Robinson was awarded the Morgridge Center’s Community-based Research Award. The focus of the award is on the collaborative enterprise between academic researchers (faculty, academic staff, graduate students and professional students) and community …
SJMC Students Caitlin Cieslik-Miskimen and Jeff Tischauser Awarded Mellon-Wisconsin Summer Fellowships
Ph.D. candidates Caitlin Cieslik-Miskimen and Jeff Tischauser were each awarded the Mellon-Wisconsin Summer Fellowship for summer 2018. The Mellon-Wisconsin competition is administered by the Graduate School and supports dissertators in the College of Letters and Science …
SJMC Students Eunji Cho, Ornella Hills, Jinha Kim Receive Global Health Institute Graduate Student Research Awards
Three SJMC Ph.D. students were selected to receive funding through the UW-Madison Global Health Institute (GIH). Eunji Cho’s Student Research Award proposal, “Protecting Children from Junk Food Online Game: Introducing Stop-and-Take-a-Break Intervention Strategy,” was selected …
SJMC Student Ornella Hills Selected as 2018 NCHD Student Research Forum Participant
Ornella Hills, Ph.D. student in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication has been selected as a 2018 Eleventh Annual National Conference on Health Disparities (NCHD) Student Research Forum participant. The NCHD will take place …
SJMC Students Recognized by the Milwaukee Press Club for Outstanding Work
On Monday, March 19, the Milwaukee Press Club announced the finalists for their 88th Annual Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism Contest, honoring an abundance of SJMC students. Each year, hundreds of collegiate and …