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Haberman to talk about the power of storytelling in UW–Madison lecture
For thousands of years, storytelling has endured as a form of sharing experiences and shaping lives, in real time and across generations.
2014 Shadid Award recipients announced
The Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will honor reporter Adam Goldman and the Associated Press with the 2014 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics.
Statement on School of Journalism and Mass Communication involvement in Critical Information Needs Study
The Federal Communications Commission recently suspended its Critical Information Needs (CIN) pilot study in Columbia, S.C., after concerns were expressed that some of the questions were inappropriate and improperly directed at media owners and journalists
Anthony Shadid Award will recognize ethical journalism
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for Journalism Ethics is seeking applications for the first national Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics.
UW professor’s best-selling book adapted for PBS documentary on poisoning
Once upon a time in America if you wanted to get away with murder, poison was the way to go.
Curb magazine celebrates the legacy, culture and community of Wisconsin
A barren prairie changed by war but filled with memories, a dairy-waste plant powering more than 3,000 homes and the celebration of Native American storytelling through technology are among the stories told in this year's Curb magazine.
Journalism students explore themes with Go Big Read author
A group of inquisitive UW–Madison journalism students got an inside look at the process of writing this year’s Go Big Read selection Tuesday as they interviewed author Ruth Ozeki about her book, “A Tale For the Time Being.”
New institutional spot to make its halftime debut
Competition for airtime and brand recognition can be just as intense for institutions of higher education as it is for major national and international brands. The advertising space provided to each Big Ten school provides the kind of media placement that most universities could never afford on their own.
Q&A: Turning fandom into political and social action
As the public's faith in government and traditional political institutions crumbles, younger generations are taking cues from fictional wizards and TV vampires to take action on behalf of issues or causes they believe in.
All things considered, UW’s Mitchell is a public radio giant
For Jack Mitchell, there was always radio. During his childhood in Detroit, the future journalism and mass communication professor and first employee of National Public Radio listened to radio greats like Edward R. Murrow. As he finished his master’s degree at the University of Michigan in 1965, however, radio was facing a serious decline. But in 1967 Congress passed “The Public Television Act,” which Mitchell says slipped in the words “and radio.”
Journalism grad Luhmann embarks on trip of a lifetime
In February, Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof selected UW–Madison journalism graduate student Erin Luhmann as the winner of this year's “Win a Trip with Nick Kristof” contest. Her application was picked from among 700 entries.
Professor helps ‘Sesame Street’ reach children of imprisoned parents
For the past two years, psychologist Julie Poehlmann’s worked as an advisor for “Sesame Street” on developing materials that will help children with incarcerated parents and the people who are taking care of them.
Hilmes receives Fulbright award for broadcast research in U.K.
Michele Hilmes, professor and chair of the Department of Communication Arts, has received a Fulbright Award to enable her to conduct research into "transnational" British and American broadcasting at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom for six months in 2013-14.
Five Questions: Lecturer, critic McNutt connects TV viewing and social media
Watching and discussing television — its production, social impact and sense of place — has given Myles McNutt a unique perspective on the American experience. Through social media, McNutt, now a University of Wisconsin–Madison doctoral candidate, has found the perfect intersection between research and real life.