Tag School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Preston, professor and anti-puffery crusader, dies at 79
March 3, 2011Ivan 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.
Conference on politics of consumption returns to UW–Madison
March 1, 2011The 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.
UW-Madison student writes about real effects of drunk driving
January 27, 2011When 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…
UW-Madison students launch magazine for Wisconsin women
December 8, 2010In 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.
TIP/Anthony Shadid lecture
November 30, 201011/30/10 TO: Media representatives FROM: Stacy Forster, University Communications, (608) 262-0930 RE: TIP/ANTHONY SHADID LECTURE
Pulitzer Prize winner to speak at UW–Madison on media, religion and Iraq
November 19, 2010University 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.
Student-developed website takes pulse of election on Twitter
November 2, 2010This year's midterm elections haven't even been decided yet and already there's a way to analyze them.
Political features writer, Silicon Valley business reporter to visit campus
September 28, 2010A 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.
UW-Madison chancellor hosts ‘Meeting of the Minds’
September 20, 2010University 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.
Time magazine election-year road trip stops in Madison
September 11, 2010Time 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.
UW-Madison’s joint mass communication degree ranked top in nation
July 23, 2010Researchers 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.
Students take third in national advertising competition
June 15, 2010A team of UW–Madison students took third place in the American Advertising Federation's National Student Advertising Competition June 11 in Orlando, Fla.
UW-Madison students compete for national title in advertising competition
May 25, 2010Finishing school, making rent, finding a first job, hanging out with friends - all top concerns of young adults.
Veteran journalist Tom Bier wins UW’s first journalism ethics award
April 28, 2010The 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.
Report recommends best practices for nonprofit investigative journalism
April 26, 2010New nonprofit journalism centers must protect the integrity of their journalism, no matter how dependent they may be on a limited circle of funders.
UW-Madison graduate Anthony Shadid wins Pulitzer Prize
April 12, 2010A 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.
Taylor Lecture features former Dallas mayor
April 7, 2010While 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.
U.S. Postal Service honors two from UW–Madison
March 30, 2010The 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.
Journalism school to honor alumni communicators for work
March 24, 2010Marketing and strategic communication will take center stage at this year’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication annual awards dinner.