A team of researchers from the Mass Communication Research Center has been awarded the Research Forward grant to assist in the completion of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Terrarium.
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News about groundbreaking SJMC research.
UW-Madison’s Center for Communication and Civic Renewal Expands Groundbreaking Research on the Impact of 21st Century Communication on Civic Life
The Center for Communication and Civic Renewal is embarking on groundbreaking research aimed at significantly broadening our collective understanding of 21st-century communication and civic life thanks to support from the Knight Foundation.
Professor Susan Robinson Publishes New Book Exploring Trust-Building in Journalism
Professor Sue Robinson recently published “How Journalists Engage: A Theory of Trust Building, Identities, and Care,” a book exploring trust building in journalism.
New Wisconsin and National Surveys on Political News and Conversation Find Big Party Differences
A new UW-Madison report has found that 27% of Wisconsin Republicans and 14% of Wisconsin Democrats reside in partisan bubbles, where they do not regularly hear opposing perspectives in news or political conversations.
Journalists’ values, challenges are at the heart of the latest game from UW–Madison’s Field Day Lab
UW-Madison’s Field Day Lab and SJMC professor Sue Robinson launched an educational video game to teach middle school students media literacy skills.
New Survey on Wisconsin’s Civic and Political Life Finds Deep Fractures, but also Common Ground for Civic Renewal
A new report from the Center for Communication and Civic Renewal found deep fractures in Wisconsin political life as well as political common ground and opportunities for civic renewal.
Course Correct Working to Help the Public Understand Accurate Information about Food Safety
A team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Georgia Tech, and other U.S. universities is developing a new digital tool to help journalists identify and combat misinformation online, with a particular focus on food safety
Professor Kathryn McGarr publishes new book, “City of Newsmen: Public Lies and Professional Secrets in Cold War Washington”
Kathryn McGarr, a historian and assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has published a new book, “City of Newsmen: Public Lies and Professional Secrets in Cold War Washington.”
UW-Madison researchers to study effect of social media on adolescent health
Researchers plan to study how technology and digital media influence health behaviors and wellbeing in adolescents.
Team receives $5 million award to continue research on misinformation correction
Researchers received a $5 million award to continue developing Course Correct, a tool to help journalists identify and combat misinformation.