Tag School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Al Jazeera adviser to headline UW–Madison journalism ethics conference
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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