Professor Mike Wagner will become the 16th director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication on July 1, 2026.
Faculty
Inside J450: 2026 FIFA World Cup provides students with valuable skills
Students in J450: Sports Reporting course will learn to cover the excitement and culture of sports with the help of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Professor Dhavan Shah Awarded 2026 AEJMC Paul J. Deutschmann Award
Professor Dhavan Shah receives the 2026 AEJMC Paul J. Deutschmann Award for his contributions to political and health communication and computational social science.
New Faculty Q&A with Assistant Professor Angela Lee
Learn about incoming SJMC assistant professor Angela Lee’s research, what drew her to the SJMC and her interests outside of work.
Assistant Professor Ross Dahlke Launches CODE Lab
UW–Madison’s CODE Lab, led by Ross Dahlke, uses large‑scale digital trace data to study how real online exposure shapes human beliefs and behavior.
Distinguished Teaching Faculty Debra Pierce retires from the SJMC
Debra Pierce retires from UW–Madison’s SJMC after nearly two decades, leaving a legacy of innovation in digital media, AI, and strategic communication.
From Classroom to Collaboration: A Research Partnership Examining Digital Politics
Professor Young Mie Kim and former student Ross Dahlke explore how digital campaigns impact voter turnout and political behavior.
Public Tech Media Lab partners with Factchequeado to train newsrooms across the country
PTML has partnered with Factchequeado to train newsrooms across the country on tools and techniques for conducting their own digital investigations with Open Source Intelligence.
Research shows social media advertising suppresses voting in targeted communities
A new study from SJMC professor Young Mie Kim is the first to quantify the effect of this kind of microtargeting on voter turnout.
Inside UW-Madison’s AI Terrarium: Recreating Human Belief in a Digital World
What happens when AI is built to think like people? Dive into the AI Terrarium, a bold experiment in modeling human belief and persuasion.