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Al Jazeera adviser to headline UW–Madison journalism ethics conference

March 15, 2011

Al Jazeera's chief strategic adviser in the Americas will be the keynote speaker at the third journalism ethics conference at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Friday, April 15. Read More

Preston, professor and anti-puffery crusader, dies at 79

March 3, 2011

Ivan Preston, Journal Communications/Warren Heyse Bascom Professor Emeritus in the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication, passed away on Tuesday, March 1 at age 79. Read More

Conference on politics of consumption returns to UW–Madison

March 1, 2011

The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication will host a conference this week examining the intersection of consumption, citizenship, media and marketing. Read More

UW-Madison student writes about real effects of drunk driving

January 27, 2011

When University of Wisconsin–Madison journalism student Sammy Ganz met the family of 6-year-old Treyton Kilar in the weeks after his death at the hands of… Read More

UW-Madison students launch magazine for Wisconsin women

December 8, 2010

In early September, a group of 20 University of Wisconsin–Madison students decided Wisconsin women have moxie, and in just 11 weeks, they produced a print and digital magazine to prove it. Read More

TIP/Anthony Shadid lecture

November 30, 2010

11/30/10 TO: Media representatives FROM: Stacy Forster, University Communications, (608) 262-0930 RE: TIP/ANTHONY SHADID LECTURE Read More

Pulitzer Prize winner to speak at UW–Madison on media, religion and Iraq

November 19, 2010

University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Shadid will be on campus to deliver an inaugural lecture on ethics and journalism. Read More

Student-developed website takes pulse of election on Twitter

November 2, 2010

This year's midterm elections haven't even been decided yet and already there's a way to analyze them. Read More

Political features writer, Silicon Valley business reporter to visit campus

September 28, 2010

A writer who chronicles the personalities in the nation’s capital and a reporter on the world’s biggest technology companies will visit campus as writers in residence. Read More

UW-Madison chancellor hosts ‘Meeting of the Minds’

September 20, 2010

University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin will lead a dynamic conversation on Wednesday, Sept. 29, with four UW–Madison faculty at the top of their fields to cut through the chatter and tackle the issues at the core of what it means to live in a democracy in 2010. Read More

Time magazine election-year road trip stops in Madison

September 11, 2010

Time magazine's Joe Klein will stop Monday, Sept. 13 in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin–Madison to talk with students and anyone interested in the state's hot races. Read More

UW-Madison’s joint mass communication degree ranked top in nation

July 23, 2010

Researchers studying the quality of doctoral programs in communication studies ranked the University of Wisconsin–Madison's joint doctoral program in mass communication first among 102 such programs across the nation. Read More

Students take third in national advertising competition

June 15, 2010

A team of UW–Madison students took third place in the American Advertising Federation's National Student Advertising Competition June 11 in Orlando, Fla. Read More

UW-Madison students compete for national title in advertising competition

May 25, 2010

Finishing school, making rent, finding a first job, hanging out with friends - all top concerns of young adults. Read More

Veteran journalist Tom Bier wins UW’s first journalism ethics award

April 28, 2010

The Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will honor television broadcaster Tom Bier, vice president and station manager of WISC-TV and Channel 3000.com, with its first "Wisconsin Commitment to Journalism Ethics Award" on Friday, April 30. Read More

Report recommends best practices for nonprofit investigative journalism

April 26, 2010

New nonprofit journalism centers must protect the integrity of their journalism, no matter how dependent they may be on a limited circle of funders. Read More

UW-Madison graduate Anthony Shadid wins Pulitzer Prize

April 12, 2010

A University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus has earned a Pulitzer Prize, the most prestigious award in journalism, for his reporting from the Middle East on the legacy of the war in Iraq. Read More

Taylor Lecture features former Dallas mayor

April 7, 2010

While the public relations business took a hit in the recent economic recession along with many other industries, the surge in social networking and new technology gives public relations professionals more opportunities than ever to make their messages resonate. Read More

U.S. Postal Service honors two from UW–Madison

March 30, 2010

The U.S. Postal Service has given both of its awards for scholarship on the history of the American postal system to University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers. Read More